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President Ahmad Al Shara has issued a decree affirming the rights of Kurdish ⁠Syrians. AFP

Syria's Kurds granted rights in move that echoes Iraq

Recognition of Kurdish rights, language and culture now seen in Syria

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The decree also declares Nowruz, the spring ⁠and new ‌year festival, a paid national holiday, ​in Syria

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2019. Moscow has offered to mediate with Tehran. EPA

Putin offers to mediate between Israel and Iran as tensions simmer

US also pushes for diplomacy amid Iranian unrest as Washington claims regime has halted 800 protest executions

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets envoys including Yazid bin Farhan of Saudi Arabia, fourth from left, and French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian, right, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on Wednesday. AFP

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