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IRAN. SHIRAZ. THE TOMB OF THE POET HAFEZ (1310-1337)KNOWN FOR HIS GHAZAL, POEMS ABOUT PLEASURES OF LIFE. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syria after Assad December 18 Damascus

A broken frame of a picture of Bashar al-Aassad (right), Hafez al-Assad (middle) and Bassel al-Assad (left) lies on the floor in the infamous Intelligence Building in Damascus, Syria on January 7, 2025. The Intelligence Building that hosts the Branch 235 or Palestine Branch, had a prison underneath it and is associated with memories of torture for Syrians, making it the most gruesome place in Damascus after Sednaya Prison. Photo by Osama Al Maqdoni/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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In The Wake Of The Fall Of Assad's Regime - Syria

The toppled statue of Hafez Al-Assad lies in a pool of water in Damascus, Syria, on December 17, 2024. The image marks the aftermath of the city's liberation. Photo by Osama Al Maqdoni/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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In The Wake Of The Fall Of Assad's Regime - Syria

A Syrian citizen stands on the fallen statue of the late President Hafez Al-Assad in Damascus, Syria, on December 17, 2024. Photo by Osama Al Maqdoni/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Atmosphere In The Syrian Capital - Damascus

Destroyed statue of Hafez El Assad, inside the ‘security complex or compound’ that used to host many security services known as Mukhabarat (or Moukhabarat), or state security, few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 18, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Atmosphere In The Syrian Capital - Damascus

Name of Hafez El Assad covered with flag, inside the famous Umayyad Mosque, in the center of Damascus, few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 18, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Atmosphere In The Syrian Capital - Damascus

Destroyed statue of Hafez El Assad, inside the ‘security complex or compound’ that used to host many security services known as Mukhabarat (or Moukhabarat), or state security, few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 18, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Atmosphere In The Syrian Capital - Damascus

Destroyed statue of Hafez El Assad, inside the ‘security complex or compound’ that used to host many security services known as Mukhabarat (or Moukhabarat), or state security, few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 18, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inside the Palestine Section Security Service - Damascus

Destroyed portrait of Hafez El Assad, seen inside the ‘Palestine section’ of the Syrian secret police or security services known as Mukhabarat (or Moukhabarat), few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 19, 2024. Photo by Ammar ABD RABBO/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inside the Palestine Section Security Service - Damascus

Destroyed portrait of Hafez El Assad, seen inside the ‘Palestine section’ of the Syrian secret police or security services known as Mukhabarat (or Moukhabarat), few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 19, 2024. Photo by Ammar ABD RABBO/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Atmosphere in Syria a week after Assad is Gone - Damascus

Torn portraits and destroyed statues of the dictator and his father, Hafez, few days after Bashar El Assad left the country, and his regime collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 14, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Atmosphere in Syria a week after Assad is Gone - Damascus

Torn portraits and destroyed statues of the dictator and his father, Hafez, few days after Bashar El Assad left the country, and his regime collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 14, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Atmosphere in Syria a week after Assad is Gone - Damascus

Torn portraits and destroyed statues of the dictator and his father, Hafez, few days after Bashar El Assad left the country, and his regime collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 14, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Atmosphere in Syria a week after Assad is Gone - Damascus

Torn portraits and destroyed statues of the dictator and his father, Hafez, few days after Bashar El Assad left the country, and his regime collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 14, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Statue of Former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad Fired - Damascus

The statue of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad fired at Umayyad Square, in Damascus, Syria, on December 15, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Statue of Former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad Fired - Damascus

The statue of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad fired at Umayyad Square, in Damascus, Syria, on December 15, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Statue of Former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad Fired - Damascus

The statue of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad fired at Umayyad Square, in Damascus, Syria, on December 15, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Statue of Former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad Fired - Damascus

The statue of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad fired at Umayyad Square, in Damascus, Syria, on December 15, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Statue of Former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad Fired - Damascus

The statue of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad fired at Umayyad Square, in Damascus, Syria, on December 15, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Statue of Former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad Fired - Damascus

The statue of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad fired at Umayyad Square, in Damascus, Syria, on December 15, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Atmosphere in Syria a week after Assad is Gone - Damascus

Torn portraits and destroyed statues of the dictator and his father, Hafez, few days after Bashar El Assad left the country, and his regime collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 14, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Atmosphere in Syria a week after Assad is Gone - Damascus

Torn portraits and destroyed statues of the dictator and his father, Hafez, few days after Bashar El Assad left the country, and his regime collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 14, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Atmosphere in Syria a week after Assad is Gone - Damascus

Torn portraits and destroyed statues of the dictator and his father, Hafez, few days after Bashar El Assad left the country, and his regime collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 14, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Atmosphere in Syria a week after Assad is Gone - Damascus

Torn portraits and destroyed statues of the dictator and his father, Hafez, few days after Bashar El Assad left the country, and his regime collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 14, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UK: Syrians In Manchester Celebrate The End Of Assad’s Regime 4

Hundreds of Syrians in Manchester gathered to celebrate the downfall of dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Sunday, December 8.

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UK: Syrians In Manchester Celebrate The End Of Assad’s Regime 3

Hundreds of Syrians in Manchester gathered to celebrate the downfall of dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Sunday, December 8.

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UK: Syrians In Manchester Celebrate The End Of Assad’s Regime 2

Hundreds of Syrians in Manchester gathered to celebrate the downfall of dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Sunday, December 8.

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UK: Syrians In Manchester Celebrate The End Of Assad’s Regime

Hundreds of Syrians in Manchester gathered to celebrate the downfall of dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Sunday, December 8.

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Hacked Emails Expose Bashar al-Assad and Wife (Files)

Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad and London-born wife Asma al-Assad appear to live in a surreal psychological bubble, insulated from the grotesque violence that has claimed the lives of 8,000 Syrians, according to a cache of some 3,000 alleged emails and documents obtained by Syrian activists and published by the Guardian issue dated March 15, 2012. File photo : © Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACA. EXCLUSIVE. 40867-10. London-UK, 18/12/2002. Syrian president Bashar Al Assad poses with wife Asma and their one year old son Hafez in London before their departure after a three day visit.

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Hacked Emails Expose Bashar al-Assad and Wife (Files)

Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad and London-born wife Asma al-Assad appear to live in a surreal psychological bubble, insulated from the grotesque violence that has claimed the lives of 8,000 Syrians, according to a cache of some 3,000 alleged emails and documents obtained by Syrian activists and published by the Guardian issue dated March 15, 2012. File photo : © Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACA. EXCLUSIVE. 40867-1. London-UK, 18/12/2002. Syrian president Bashar Al Assad poses with wife Asma and their one year old son Hafez in London before their departure after a three day visit.

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Hacked Emails Expose Bashar al-Assad and Wife (Files)

Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad and London-born wife Asma al-Assad appear to live in a surreal psychological bubble, insulated from the grotesque violence that has claimed the lives of 8,000 Syrians, according to a cache of some 3,000 alleged emails and documents obtained by Syrian activists and published by the Guardian issue dated March 15, 2012. File photo : © Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACA. EXCLUSIVE. 40867-1. London-UK, 18/12/2002. Syrian president Bashar Al Assad poses with wife Asma and their one year old son Hafez in London before their departure after a three day visit.

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Iran Prepares For Presidential Runoff

Iranians visit the tome of the tomb of Hafez, the grave of a celebrated Persian poet, Hafez Shirazi, in Shiraz, Iran, on June 24, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. After the election with a historically low turnout on Friday, Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's presidential election candidate and former reformist member of the Iranian parliament, and Saeed Jalili, Ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator, will face off in a runoff presidential election on July 5. Photo by Moe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Prepares For Presidential Runoff

Iranians visit the tome of the tomb of Hafez, the grave of a celebrated Persian poet, Hafez Shirazi, in Shiraz, Iran, on June 24, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. After the election with a historically low turnout on Friday, Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's presidential election candidate and former reformist member of the Iranian parliament, and Saeed Jalili, Ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator, will face off in a runoff presidential election on July 5. Photo by Moe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Prepares For Presidential Runoff

Iranians visit the tome of the tomb of Hafez, the grave of a celebrated Persian poet, Hafez Shirazi, in Shiraz, Iran, on June 24, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. After the election with a historically low turnout on Friday, Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's presidential election candidate and former reformist member of the Iranian parliament, and Saeed Jalili, Ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator, will face off in a runoff presidential election on July 5. Photo by Moe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Prepares For Presidential Runoff

Iranians visit the tome of the tomb of Hafez, the grave of a celebrated Persian poet, Hafez Shirazi, in Shiraz, Iran, on June 24, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. After the election with a historically low turnout on Friday, Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's presidential election candidate and former reformist member of the Iranian parliament, and Saeed Jalili, Ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator, will face off in a runoff presidential election on July 5. Photo by Moe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Egyptian Navy receives German-made MEKO-A200 frigate

STORY: Egyptian Navy receives German-made MEKO-A200 frigate SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Alexandria 2. various of a frigate arriving in Alexandria STORYLINE: The Egyptian naval forces received on Sunday a new German-made MEKO-A200 frigate at a base in the coastal province of Alexandria, the Egyptian military said in a statement. Built by Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), the frigate delivery procedures were already completed in Bremerhaven, Germany, in mid-December before the warship headed to Egypt. Named "Al-Qadeer," the new frigate is the third MEKO-A200 warship to be delivered to Egypt out of four frigates contracted between Egypt and TKMS in 2018. The Egyptian Navy received the first frigate, "Al-Aziz," in October 2022 and the second, "Al-Qahhar," in May 2023. The Egyptian military spokesman, Gharib Abdel-Hafez, said in the statement that the "Al-Qadeer" frigate will incre

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Egypt's rifle shooters shine at African championship

STORY: Egypt's rifle shooters shine at African championship DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the final of the men's 50m rifle 3 positions 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): IBRAHIM KORAYIEM, Egyptian shooter 3. various of the final of the women's 50m rifle 3 positions 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HAZEM HOSNY, Head of both Egyptian and African shooting federations STORYLINE: Egyptian shooters dominated the 50-meter 3-position competitions with two gold medals on Sunday during the ongoing 16th African Shooting Championships in Cairo. In the final of the men's 50m rifle 3 positions, Egypt swept the podium with Ibrahim Korayiem taking the gold and booking an Olympic berth for Paris 2024. His teammates Magdi Hafez and Mostafa Kodous earned silver and bronze respectively. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): IBRAHIM KORAYIEM, Egyptian shooter "It is an indescribable feeling to secure a ticket to Paris 2024. The achievement today was a dream realized after years of hard work.

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Foreign media workers' view of Hangzhou Asian Games opening ceremony

STORY: Foreign media workers' view of Hangzhou Asian Games opening ceremony DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Asian Games 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TAHARUMALENGAM AVINESHWARAN, Journalist, Malaysia's Star Media Group 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NURFARIHA ABDUL RAZAK, Commentator, ASTRO 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TSAHIROU ABDOUA, Journalist, Niger News Agency 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): AHMAD HAFEZ, Journalist, Kuwait Olympic Committee STORYLINE: The opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games was held Saturday night in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The two-hour ceremony showcased the ancient history of Hangzhou through digital innovation, leaving a deep impression on foreign media workers. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TAHARUMALENGAM AVINESHWARAN, Journalist, Malaysia's Star Media Group "Seeing the crowd in the stadium, the amount of welcome they give shows how important these games are to the Chinese public. It kind of reminded me

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Cannes L’Amour Et Les Forets Party DB

Ariadna Hafez attending L’Amour et les Forets party held at the Plage Magnum on May 24, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes L’Amour Et Les Forets Party DB

Ariadna Hafez attending L’Amour et les Forets party held at the Plage Magnum on May 24, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes L’Amour Et Les Forets Party DB

Ariadna Hafez attending L’Amour et les Forets party held at the Plage Magnum on May 24, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes L’Amour Et Les Forets Party DB

Ariadna Hafez attending L’Amour et les Forets party held at the Plage Magnum on May 24, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes L’Amour Et Les Forets Party DB

Ariadna Hafez attending L’Amour et les Forets party held at the Plage Magnum on May 24, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes L’Amour Et Les Forets Party DB

Ariadna Hafez attending L’Amour et les Forets party held at the Plage Magnum on May 24, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes L’Amour Et Les Forets Party DB

Ariadna Hafez attending L’Amour et les Forets party held at the Plage Magnum on May 24, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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An Egyptian couple's love for music

STORY: An Egyptian couple's love for music DATELINE: March 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hafez and Bustan performing 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED HAFEZ, Musician 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): BUSTAN MAGDY, Musician 4. various of Hafez and Bustan performing 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): BUSTAN MAGDY, Musician 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): AHMED HAFEZ, Musician 7. various of Hafez and Bustan performing 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): AHMED HAFEZ, Musician 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (Arabic): BUSTAN MAGDY, Musician STORYLINE: They are artists outside, but a couple at home. Meet Hafez and Bustan, who have been married for more than 20 years. Out of their common love for music, they have turned one of the rooms in their house into a studio. Music brought them together at the beginning, but their love for participation and interest turned friendship tendencies into a future project that the duo called "Hafez and Bostan." SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED HAFEZ, Musician "We got to know each

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Iranians celebrate longest night of the year

STORY: Iranians celebrate longest night of the year DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:13 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of food in Iran STORYLINE: Iranians celebrated Yalda Night, the longest night of the year on Wednesday this year. On this day, people in Iran usually get together with their families to enjoy fruits, nuts and sweets. Group reading of poems by great 14th-century Persian author Hafez for fortune-telling purposes is another tradition. Yalda means birth in Persian. This occasion marks an ancient Iranian festival that basically celebrates the coming of the winter solstice and the longest night of the year for centuries. Yalda Night was registered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as a cultural heritage in Iran and Afghanistan this year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tehran. (XHTV)

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Unrest in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows an intersection in Damascus on Sept. 1, 2013. A signboard with portraits of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his father former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad is seen.

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Syria in tensions

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows a statue of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, father of President Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus on Aug. 29, 2013, against the backdrop of Mt. Qasioun, where Syria's Republican Guards are based.

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Egypt welcomes Libyan parties' agreement on "majority" of draft constitution

STORY: Egypt welcomes Libyan parties' agreement on "majority" of draft constitution DATELINE: June 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:17 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a meeting for Libyan stakeholders STORYLINE: Egypt on Monday welcomed Libyan parties' agreement on the majority of articles of a draft constitution reached in Cairo. Egypt welcomes the outcomes of the third round of negotiations between Libyan parties to reach a constitutional consensus, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Hafez said in a statement. The talks, hosted by Cairo in coordination with the United Nations, kicked off on June 12 and concluded Monday. Hafez expressed aspiration that the Libyan Constitutional Committee will continue its efforts and finalize the limited outstanding articles as soon as possible. In March, Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives or the parliament, and the Tripoli-based High Council of State formed a joint committee to reach a firm constitutional basis for s