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  "id": 4105494,
  "title": "Visa, Mastercard Launch Payments in Syria After U.S. Lifts Terror Designation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/visa-mastercard-launch-payments-in-syria-after-u-s-lifts-terror",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T03:58:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2026-08-29/ty-article/visa-mastercard-launch-payments-in-syria-after-u-s-lifts-terror-designation/000001a0-4b9d-d649-a7be-dfffc39a0000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Syrian president took part in the Visa test, making a card payment at a restaurant in Damascus. Lifting the 'last obstacle' would reconnect Syria with the global financial and economic system and boost investment, Syrian foreign minister said",
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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."
}