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  "id": 9294075,
  "title": "Al Shara and Al Zaidi hold first meeting as Syria and Iraq look to turn page",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/al-shara-and-al-zaidi-hold-first-meeting-as-syria-and-iraq-look-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T07:10:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/23/al-shara-and-al-zaidi-hold-first-meeting-as-syria-and-iraq-look-to-turn-page/"
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  "summary": "Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi held their first meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York, as Baghdad and Damascus reset ties . The relationship between the two countries has turned in recent months from deep mistrust to pragmatic co-operation after Bashar Al Assad was ousted in late 2024. The start of the Iran war in February, rising regional tension…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf Times",
        "title": "QFFD, IsDB hold summit on Syria’s financial sector",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/qffd-isdb-hold-summit-on-syrias-financial-sector",
        "published": "2026-09-22T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Al Shara and Al Zaidi hold first meeting as Syria and Iraq look to turn page",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/al-shara-and-al-zaidi-hold-first-meeting-as-syria-and-iraq-look-to-9297716",
        "published": "2026-09-23T07:10:37.000Z"
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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."
}