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Per the terms of the announced deal, Russia will establish its naval base near Port Sudan with a 25-year lease.

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Syria’s interim government to cooperate with a U.S.-led coalition fighting against extremist groups in that region as he hosted a ...

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