{"id":99168,"date":"2023-06-07T09:54:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T09:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=99168"},"modified":"2023-06-07T09:54:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T09:54:56","slug":"us-state-secretary-saudi-crown-prince-tackle-regional-issues-in-jeddah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/99168\/","title":{"rendered":"US state secretary, Saudi Crown Prince tackle regional issues in Jeddah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>In the early hours on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony J. 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