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Another wall comes down for Syria

In April last year, just months after Bashar Al Assad’s regime fell in Syria, Saudi Arabia and Qatar agreed to settle that country’s outstanding debts to the World Bank. At just $15 million, the amount was small enough to, perhaps, prompt a double-take among those paying attention.

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