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Syrian embassy returns seized passport after 43 years

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English October 7, 2026 at 1:20 AM

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The Syrian embassy in Berlin has returned the passport of a citizen that the former Assad government seized 43 years ago. Adnan Wahoud, a mechanical engineer and inventor residing in Germany, says his passport was confiscated because he refused to cooperate with the former government.

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