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Author: Maria Michela D’Alessandro
Published on: 25/04/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Thousands of police officers will be deployed for the funeral, with reinforcements arriving from several Italian regions. The area around the Holy See and along the route of the funeral procession will be protected by a full-fledged security presence covering threats from air, land and sea. At midnight on 26 April, a “green zone” will begin operating. Pope Francis’ coffin will pass symbolic places such as the Colosseum. There is also a health strategy organised by the Lazio Region. Ambulances, medical points and rescue teams will be deployed from St. Peter’s Square to Santa Maria Maggiore. Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani is set to raise his country’s new flag at the UN headquarters in New York. The three-starred flag previously been used by opposition groups during al-Assad’s civil conflict. It is the first public appearance by a high-ranking Syrian government official in the US since the fall of former President Bashar Al-Assad last December. British government lifted sanctions against a dozen Syrian entities on Thursday. The European Union has begun to ease some energy and transport sanctions and banking restrictions against Syria.
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