Coverage dated May 15, 2023

Syrian president Assad invited to COP28 climate summit by the UAE

Headline from KVIA El Paso

By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The United Arab Emirates has invited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to attend the United Nations’ COP28 Climate Summit, which will take place from November 30 in Dubai.

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9 articles, oldest first.

  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Returning to the Arab fold, Syria's president invited to UAE-hosted COP28 climate (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Syria's embattled President Bashar Assad received an invitation to attend the upcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai later this year, even as the yearslong war in his country over his rule grinds on.

  2. KVIA El Paso

    Syrian president Assad invited to COP28 climate summit by the UAE (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The United Arab Emirates has invited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to attend the United Nations’ COP28 Climate Summit, which will take place from November 30 in Dubai.

  3. The Times of Israel

    Back in the Arab fold, Syria’s Assad invited to COP28 climate conference in UAE (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Invitation is latest move to rehabilitate Syrian president after years of being frozen out of regional politics due to his government's brutal crackdown and civil war

  4. The World from PRX

    Syria’s Assad invited to UN climate summit in UAE (opens The World from PRX)

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    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was invited to attend the international climate conference, COP28, later this year in the United Arab Emirates. It follows a normalization of relations between Syria and many of its Arab neighbors that also saw it rejoin the Arab League.

  5. France 24

    Out of the cold? After Arab League summit, UAE invites Syria’s president to COP28 (opens France 24)

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    Syria’s embattled President Bashar Assad received an invitation to attend the upcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai later this year, even as the yearslong war in his country over his rule grinds on.

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