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Syria welcomes US decision to ease Assad-era sanctions as a ‘positive step’
Syria has welcomed the move by the Trump administration to ease sanctions, calling it a “positive step” to ease humanitarian ...
Washington exempts Syria from Assad-era sanctions
Washington has granted Syria broad exemptions from sweeping economic sanctions in a step towards fulfilling US President ...
The fall of Assad’s informant state leaves Syria riven by betrayals
Neighbors and colleagues reported on each other everywhere. Now, Syrians are shadowed by the question of who among them had ...
The EU says it will lift sanctions on Syria but leave those on the former Assad regime
The European Union’s top diplomat says the EU will lift sanctions on Syria’s economy but keep those in place targeting the ...
Syria welcomes relief from Assad-era U.S. sanctions
The sanctions were designed to put pressure on the Assad regime, but they also severely affected the general population by ...
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US eases Syria sanctions imposed after Assad’s fall to rebel forces
The United States has started lifting some of the longest-standing sanctions on Syria, after President Donald Trump met with ...
Warfronts on MSN1d
The Fall of Assad: How Syria’s Regime Collapsed in Days
After nearly 14 years of civil war, Syria's Assad regime crumbled in a stunning series of rebel advances culminating in the ...
The Kyiv Independent on MSN8h
US rolls back Assad-era sanctions on Syria
The United States granted immediate sanctions relief to Syria after President Donald Trump called for a complete end to ...
The World from PRX on MSN2d
Photos: Syrian photographer documents loss and rebirth in the country following the fall of Assad
The World is a public radio program that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter.
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Eight million Syrians were wanted by Assad regime for 'political reasons', new authorities say
About a third of Syria's population was wanted by the country's intelligence and security apparatus for “political reasons” under former president Bashar Al Assad, an interior ministry spokesman for ...
Trump Vows to Lift Sanctions on Syria in Wake of Assad Fall
President Donald Trump said he’ll lift US sanctions against Syria following the toppling of former President Bashar al-Assad, ...
Regtechtimes on MSN1d
Rebuilding After Ruin: U.S. Revokes Sanctions, Greenlights Business With Post-Assad Syria
In a major move that changes US policy on Syria, the American government has lifted many sanctions that were hurting the ...