{
  "id": 2121683,
  "title": "Al Shibani visits Islamabad in 'important step' towards building Syria-Pakistan ties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/al-shibani-visits-islamabad-in-important-step-towards-building-syria",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:43:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/20/al-shibanis-visit-the-first-to-pakistan-by-syrian-foreign-minister-in-19-years/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Syria 's Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani began a high-level visit to Pakistan on Thursday, the first official trip by a senior Syrian official to the country in 19 years. Mr Al Shibani is aiming to strengthen trade and defence ties under Syria's leadership. The Syrian Foreign Minister, who was invited by Pakistan, expressed hope that the visit would prove itself “historic for bilateral…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}