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Syria

The Bahraini embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus will be reopened next week, the Russian news agency Sputnik reported on Thursday, quoting Arab diplomatic sources. The sources speculated that "it will not be long before the opening of embassies of other countries in the coming months."

The United Arab Emirates officially reopened its embassy in the capital, Damascus, earlier on Thursday after it was closed for years as a result of the Syrian crisis.

Officially .. UAE announces the return of its embassy to Syria and issue the following statement.

A number of Arab countries closed their embassies in Damascus during the Syrian war, cut off diplomatic relations with Syria, and suspended the membership of Syria since 2011.

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@SenateCloakroom 5m5 minutes ago

The Senate stands adjourned until Monday, December 31st at 10:00am for pro forma session. The Senate will then reconvene on Wednesday, January 2nd at 4:00pm.

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In other words, if there is no resolution and none is on the horizon, nothing gets done until there is a new House controlled by Dems, meaning more delays.

McConnell evidently has no intention of moving the ball forward.

[Lakeside Granny]

Get this POS off of our airways!!!!!!!!!

Jim Hoft ‏Verified account @gatewaypundit 3h3 hours ago

Jim Acosta Leads CNN Discussion on How US Troops in Iraq Should Be Disciplined for Meeting Trump with MAGA Hats

[Rusty0604]

All because the U.S. is pulling out?