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Iranian oil tanker pursued by US off the coast of Syria

 An Iranian oil tanker pursued by the U.S. across the Mediterranean Sea slowed to a near-stop Sunday off the coast of Syria, where America's top diplomat alleges it will be unloaded despite denials from Tehran. The ongoing saga of the Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as the Grace 1,...

Air strikes stop in Idlib after truce announced

Air strikes on Syria's northwestern Idlib region stopped on Saturday after a Russian-backed ceasefire went into effect following four months of deadly bombardment, a war monitor said. "There are no warplanes in the sky and air strikes have stopped" said Rami Abdul Rahman, the head of...

UAE firms scout trade at Syria fair, defying U.S. pressure

A delegation of at least 40 businessmen from the United Arab Emirates attended a state-backed trade fair in Syria’s capital, defying U.S. warnings against doing business with the government and associates of President Bashar al-Assad. The UAE, one of Washington’s main regional allies,...