Syria has accepted the US nomination of a new ambassador to Damascus, a Syrian daily has reported. “The Syrian foreign ministry has sent its acceptance of the US ambassador who will take up the position in Damascus around one month after US Middle East envoy George Mitchell gave the name of the envoy to...
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The US has urged Syria and Israel to exercise self-restraint and avoid compounding a tense situation that would make it difficult to resume stalled peace negotiations, a pan-Arab newspaper has reported. A dramatic escalation of a war of words between Damascus and Tel Aviv this week has threatened to shake the fragile situation in...
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