Leila Alwan
Leila Alwan

Leila Alwan is a journalist working with the Al Arabiya English team

Muslim-American Deedra Abboud running for US Senate: ‘People want change’

Politics in the United States have taken a turn since President Donald Trump came into power, causing a stir of controversies and a sense of uneasiness for minorities in the country. Deedra Abboud, 45...

Who is the young man that helped Trump change his mind about Syria's Assad?

Kassem Eid , a survivor of the 2013 Syrian chemical attack in Ghouta caught US President Trump’s attention after he gave an interview on CNN, thanking him for ordering the missile strike on the...

Tragic life, and death, of the heroic Syrian doctor who lost his entire family

Hasan al-Hariri, the doctor who lost seven of his children in Syria, after the regime dropped barrel bombs on his home back in 2014, was killed on Sunday by airstrikes that struck Daraa province. The...

WATCH: How a Syrian prisoner swap took place

45 pro-government prisoners made up of women and children were exchanged for 55 opposition women including children...

Anti-Nusra Front demo in Idlib ‘start of new revolution’

Since 2011, every Friday protest across Syria was organized under a united theme, but yesterday’s title was, ‘No room for al-Qaeda’...

Syria safe zones: Why, where and at what cost?

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has expressed support for the idea of an establishment of safe zones in Syria...

Questions arise over Assad’s disappearance amid stroke rumors

Syria's government said in a statement he was in “excellent health” despite the fact he has not been seen in public in several days...

How Munira Ahmed became an anti-Trump symbol

Lensman Ridwan Adhami said it was important he created an image Muslims can be proud of...