What’s at stake for foreign powers battling for influence in Syria?

Beyond the Headlines by The National News

Jul 10, 202619:56News & Politics

On the sidelines of an eventful Nato summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump was sitting next to his Syrian counterpart Ahmad Al Shara when he announced his intention to lift Syria’s designation as a state sponsor of...

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