Informed resources in Damascus said that the American school in Damascus has received notification regarding teachers who hold American citizenship to leave Syria within 48 hours. The closing of the school in Damascus is in response to the U.S. raid carried out by U.S. forces on the twenty-sixth of last month, along with the Syrian Government's decision to close the American cultural center.
[T]he fraternal interaction among fans from dozens of countries and the local public reminded us that isolationism is not the dominate sentiment among 349 million Americans.
The Beijing summit did not produce a major agreement between the great powers on the region, but it firmly established that Middle Eastern crises are now deeply tied to the great-power dialogue.