The United States lifted comprehensive economic sanctions on Syria on Friday, marking a dramatic policy shift following the end of Bashar al-Assad's regime and opening the door for new investment in the war-torn country.

US sanctions relief move in 'right direction to relieve humanitarian, economic suffering in Syria,' Foreign Ministry says - Anadolu Ajansı

The Treasury Department authorized transactions involving the interim Syrian government, the central bank and state-owned enterprises.

The top U.N. official for Syria is warning of the “real dangers of renewed conflict and deeper confrontation” in the war-battered country.

Syria is potentially “weeks” away from collapse, even though the U.S. recently eased longstanding sanctions on the Middle Eastern nation,