Tunisia’s Saied to restore diplomatic relations with Syria
15 March 2023 |
7:15 am
Tunisia severed ties with Syria during the Arab Spring to protest the Assad government's brutal crackdown against the opposition. President Kais Saied has now vowed to reverse this move.
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