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American freed from Damascus prison says he’s a Christian pilgrim missing for months
A man liberated by Syrian rebels from a prison near Damascus is identifying himself ... Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the reports of an "American citizen who was found just today ...
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Blinken confirms direct contact with Syria’s rebel leaders
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that the U.S ... Tice is thought to have been taken captive near Damascus in August 2012 while he was covering the country’s civil war.
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US diplomats in Damascus for first time in more than 10 years following fall of Assad regime
The team visiting Damascus consists of US Special Envoy ... Secretary of State Antony Blinken previously noted that world leaders discussed "the need for an inclusive, Syrian-led political ...
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Blinken in Iraq for talks on Syria
DAMASCUS -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Friday in Iraq on a previously unannounced stop after talks in Jordan and Turkey. The meetings come less than a week after Syrian ...
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Syrian Kurdish forces oppose handing jihadist jails to Islamist rulers
HASAKAH, Syria - The Kurdish forces guarding Islamic State fighters at a jail in northern Syria say they are opposed to ...
Antony Blinken has a deal for a book about his years as Joe Biden’s secretary of state
Antony Blinken has a book deal, billed by his publisher as a “rare glimpse” into the “challenging and often controversial” ...
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Antony Blinken’s Exit Interview
The person tasked with trying to restore the old order was Secretary of State Antony Blinken. He spoke with ... Jon Lee Anderson reports from Damascus. Plus: the insidiousness of the ...
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Thousands of Syrians celebrate in central Damascus during first Friday prayers since Assad's fall
nearly a week after insurgents swept into Damascus, ousting the Assad-led state that had ruled the country for a half century with an iron grip. It came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met ...
Blinken thanks Egyptian FM for cooperation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Friday and thanked ...
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US in contact with rebels, Blinken says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday. Blinken, speaking at a news conference in Jordan, was the first U.S. official to publicly confirm contacts between the Biden administration ...
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Italian FM Meets Syria's Sharaa in Damascus
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met Syria's new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus Friday, state media said, in the ...
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Blinken seeks to avert Syria turmoil with Europeans on final trip
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed Thursday in talks in Rome with European ... Barrot and Annalena Baerbock, visited Damascus and met new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa to encourage an inclusive ...