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Syria's foreign minister met State Dept officials in New York, sources say
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met with senior U.S. State Department officials on Tuesday in New York, two sources ...
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US and Syrian officials visit each other’s countries as Damascus finds footing on global stage
The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) about his recent trip to Syria, the first visit by US ...
New Syrian foreign minister attends UN Security Council in first US appearance since Assad’s fall
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani raised his country’s new flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York and to ...
US lists demands at UN as Syria seeks sanctions relief
The United States publicly spelled out at the United Nations on Friday the steps it wants Syria to take before Washington ...
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US rules out diplomatic normalization with Syria ‘at this time’
US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce announced on Tuesday that Washington is not planning to normalize diplomatic ...
Saudi Arabia and Qatar to pay back Syria’s debt to the World Bank
Saudi Arabia and Qatar say they will pay Syria’s outstanding debt to the World Bank, a move that is likely to make the ...
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Israel bombs Syria hours after controversial Israeli Druze leader appeals for 'action'
Mowafaq Tarif, a Druze leader based in Israel, had called on Israeli leaders 'to not stand by' after sectarian violence ...
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Syria’s FM attends UN Security Council meeting
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani attended a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday, working to ...
Syrian Druze community pleas for int'l assistance as sectarian violence continues
"We no longer trust the body that calls itself a government," Hakmat Al-Hajeri, a leader in Syria’s Druze community, said.