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Earthquake of Magnitude 4.8 Strikes Jordan-Syria Border, GFZ Says 

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the Jordan-Syria border on Friday. (AFP)
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the Jordan-Syria border on Friday. (AFP)
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Earthquake of Magnitude 4.8 Strikes Jordan-Syria Border, GFZ Says 

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the Jordan-Syria border on Friday. (AFP)
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the Jordan-Syria border on Friday. (AFP)

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the Jordan-Syria border on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.

The earthquake was revised from an earlier 5.2 magnitude by GFZ.

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Iraq Sends Delegation to Damascus to Study Restoring Oil Pipeline Via Syria

A worker walks at the Rumaila oil field in Basra, Iraq (Reuters file photo)
A worker walks at the Rumaila oil field in Basra, Iraq (Reuters file photo)
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Iraq Sends Delegation to Damascus to Study Restoring Oil Pipeline Via Syria

A worker walks at the Rumaila oil field in Basra, Iraq (Reuters file photo)
A worker walks at the Rumaila oil field in Basra, Iraq (Reuters file photo)

Iraq sent a delegation to Damascus on Friday to study the possibility of restoring an Iraqi oil pipeline that transports oil through Syria to Mediterranean ports, the prime minister's office said. The Iraqi delegation, led by the head of the National Intelligence Service, is also set to discuss counter-terrorism cooperation, border security and ways to expand trade between the two countries, the office added. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani held talks with Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Qatar this month, marking their first meeting since the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad in December after more than 13 years of civil war, Reuters said. Syria is facing a severe energy crisis after the collapse of its oil industry during civil war and is now turning to local intermediaries for oil imports. Its efforts to secure oil through public tenders have been largely unsuccessful owing to international sanctions and financial risks.