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Bank Transfer Signals Syria Is Making Strides in Ending Economic Isolation

ByNeil MacFarquhar and Reham Mourshed

The bank-to-bank transfer using the SWIFT system was symbolically important, indicating the war-torn country was reintegrating into the global financial community.

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Syria Is Notably Silent as Other Arab States Condemn Israeli Attacks on Iran

ByChristina Goldbaum

Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the Assad regime and has pledged not to allow attacks on Israel from its territory.

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Syrian General Questioned in Case of Austin Tice, Missing American Journalist

ByAdam Goldman, Haley Willis, Erika Solomon and Christiaan Triebert

The general, Bassam Hassan, is said to have shared grim news about the fate of Austin Tice, an American journalist and former Marine who went missing in 2012.