At first the merchants of Bagdad and Damascus laughed.

一开始巴格达和大马士革的商人们都笑了。

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Syria and Iraq recalled their Ambassadors after the row and Damascus denied playing any role in the carnage.

大马士革方面否认与那次惨剧有任何牵连之后，叙利亚和伊拉克相继撤回了大使。

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To put it in Middle Eastern terms, Sir, this new platform has connected Detroit and Damascus and Dara 'a.

先生，当这种新的平台应用在中东地区的时候，它使底特律、大马士革和娜拉联系在了一起。

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State Department Spokesman Ian Kelly said Mitchell,on his fourth trip to the region since assuming the envoy post in January, will stop in Beirut Thursday and Damascus Friday and Saturday after Jerusalem-based meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials.

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"I think that the Americans want to improve their relations with Syria to weaken Iran and to further isolate it in the region, so I don't think the Americans need Syria as a mediator with Iran, because that would improve relations between Tehran and Damascus,"

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But this is what's available for 70 Syrian children from cities like Aleppo, Homs and Damascus.

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Billions would pour into the bank accounts of Hamas leaders in Gaza and Damascus.

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Ankara and Damascus were once allies, but over the past two years, they've been at each others' throats.

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