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U.N. Syria envoy Geir Pedersen (left) meets with head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Syria's de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani in Damascus, Syria in this handout released on December 15, 2024. (via REUTERS)
U.N. Syria envoy Geir Pedersen (left) meets with head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani in Damascus, Syria in this handout released on December 15, 2024. (via REUTERS)

US held ‘very productive’ first meeting with Syria’s al-Sharaa

WASHINGTON/DAMASCUS,  (Reuters) – Senior U.S. diplomats visiting Damascus on Friday met with Syria’s de-facto new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa and held a “good” and “very productive” meeting with him about Syria’s political transition and decided to remove a bounty on his head.

GNBS needs capacity building for petroleum monitoring

–Natural Resources Ministry The Ministry of Natural Resources (MoNR) on Tuesday stated that the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) needs capacity building for petroleum monitoring in a number of areas and singled out hastening steps to ensure sulphur content and carbon intensity tracking, as the amounts have implications for price paid.

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