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U.S. congressmen visit Syria in first trip since Assad's ouster
Two U.S. Congress members landed in Damascus on Friday to meet Syrian officials, the first visit by American lawmakers to the ...
G.O.P. Lawmakers in Syria Say They See Opportunity to Help Rebuild the Nation
Two Republican congressmen were expected to meet the country’s new leaders and to visit areas destroyed during the long civil ...
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PM refused to permit Jordanian helicopters to fly Mahmoud Abbas from Ramallah to Damascus
Mahmoud Abbas had to drive from Ramallah to the Allenby Bridge, where he crossed the border to Jordan, and flew from there by ...
Congress members pay an unofficial visit to Damascus as US mulls sanctions relief
A pair of Republican Congress members were in the Syrian capital Friday on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American ...
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Iran warns Gulf states against aiding Jewish state, Israel reportedly strikes Damascus
(photo credit: REUTERS/FIRAS MAKDESI) Israel targeted a building in the Mazzeh Al Qadimeh neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday evening, a correspondent for the Syrian state-run Syrian Arab ...
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Climate Change
Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans The Trump administration said on Thursday it would approve a land swap needed for Rio Tinto and BHP to build one of ...