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BEIRUT -- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem confirmed on Saturday that the Lebanese armed group has temporarily lost its weapons supply route through Syria following the recent fall of Bashar al-Assad's government.
In his first televised address since the collapse of Assad's government, Qassem acknowledged the disruption, describing it as a "detail" in the broader scope of Hezbollah's operations. He added that the supply route could be restored once a new regime is in place, or Hezbollah may seek alternative pathways. (Hezbollah-Syria-Weapon Supply Disruption)
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DAMASCUS -- Ahmad al-Shara, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), acknowledged on Saturday the enormous scale of destruction in the Syrian capital Damascus and beyond after the downfall of Bashar al-Assad's government.
In an interview with Syria TV, al-Shara said Syria now stands at a critical juncture, requiring careful data-driven strategies and the establishment of a rule-of-law state to ensure lasting stability. (Syria-HTS-Policy)
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ISTANBUL -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Saturday that Türkiye reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus.
"We will stand by the people of Syria in their efforts to rebuild and recover the country," Erdogan said at the provincial party congress held in eastern Türkiye's city of Erzurum. (Türkiye-Syria-Embassy Opening)
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RIYADH -- The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) closed early Saturday, with 39 decisions, including a procedural decision on drought, being adopted.
Several postponements marked the final day of the two-week conference, which did not conclude until 2:05 a.m. local time (2300 GMT Friday). As negotiations had been stuck in reaching a consensus over a new drought framework, parties adopted a procedural decision agreeing to continue discussions on the basis of the progress made at COP16, with a view to adopting a decision at COP17 in Mongolia in 2026. (UN-Anti-desertification-Convention) Enditem
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