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Fire at Russia’s largest private oil refinery

A fire broke out at the Antipinsky Oil Refinery in Tyumen, Russia. About 200 people in the refinery were evacuated by the officials. 86 personnel of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations and nearly 30 fire extinguishers were dispatched to the refinery. The fire was extinguished after 2 hours of efforts.

Antipinsky Oil Refinery, operating as Russia’s largest private enterprise, has an annual oil production capacity of 7,5 million tons, and pumps 2.3 million tons of oil into oil pipelines annually. Antipinsky Oil Refinery was ranked 43rd among the 200 most powerful companies in Russia by Forbes in 2016. After the Russian court’s decision of bankruptcy regarding the company named Novy Stream, to which the refinery is affiliated, the refinery was taken over by Russian Sberbank and later bought by a company called Rusinvest with a tender.

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US Flag Raised Again at Embassy in Damascus After 12 Year

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The US flag has been hoisted once more at the US Embassy in Damascus, Syria, for the first time since its closure in 2012.

US Special Representative for Syria Thomas Barrack made his first official visit to Damascus and personally raised the flag during a ceremony attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Hassan Shaybani. The embassy had suspended operations amid the outbreak of civil conflict following anti-government protests.

No official statement has been issued regarding the resumption of embassy operations.

The move follows a surprise meeting earlier this month between US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara in Riyadh, where a decision was made to lift sanctions imposed during the Assad era, signaling a potential shift in Washington-Damascus relations.

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