Syria’s defense minister visited Jordan to discuss border stability as the Syrian government consolidates control of formerly rebel-held areas in southern Syria. It was the first such meeting in ten years, Reuters reports.
Algeria: Former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who died Friday at age eighty-four, was buried yesterday (Al Jazeera). He was the country’s longest-serving president, ruling for twenty years until his ouster in 2019.
