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Eight EU Countries Urge Renewed Ties With Assad To Stem Syrian Refugee Tide
The last two years have seen a handful of regional Middle East countries reestablish official relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after launching a decade-long proxy war against him. For example, in May 2023 he was welcomed to Saudi Arabia on …