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Jordan to reopen border crossing with Syria

Jordan closed the Jaber border crossing in August due to security concerns amid fighting in southern Syria. Jordan originally supported the Syrian opposition in the civil war but has moved closer to the government recently. Jordan will reopen its border crossing with southern Syria this week, Jordan’s Interior Ministry announced …

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Iran, IAEA spar over access to Karaj nuclear site

The International Atomic Energy Agency claims that Iran has limited its access to the Karaj nuclear facility, where surveillance cameras have been damaged. The spokesperson for Iran’s Atomic Energy Agency, Behrouz Kamalvandi, has responded to the International Atomic Energy Agency on limitations on access to parts of Iran’s nuclear program. …

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Syrian Kurds, opposition take cases to Washington

Delegations from Kurdish-held northeast Syria and the Turkey-backed Syrian National Coalition will meet separately with US officials this week. Two Syrian political movements that offer competing visions for the country’s future are paying official visits to Washington this week. Both the US-backed Kurds and the Turkey-supported opposition are there to …

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