Saudi and Qatari payments settle Syria’s arrears, allowing World Bank and IMF to re-engage.
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Analysts say that sanctions relief will be a boon to Syria, but may take some time to affect the country.
US President Donald Trump has announced he’s lifting years of sanctions on Syria.
Syria’s SDF is unlikely to follow the PKK’s lead and disarm, but talks with Damascus could be bolstered.
US President Donald Trump responded to press questions about his meeting with the Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Syrians celebrated throughout the night after US President Donald Trump announced he would lift US sanctions on Syria.
US President Donald Trump has met Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the GCC summit in Riyadh.
US sanctions have isolated Syria from the global financial system and imposed a range of economic restrictions.
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia that he would lift sanctions on Syria.
US President Donald Trump surprised with news that his administration will drop sanctions on Syria.
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The search and rescue group has found the remains of three unidentified bodies so far, according to anonymous sources.
Agreements to halt fighting ease tensions, but fear and mistrust linger among Druze in post-Assad Syria.
Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa says Syria holding indirect talks with Israel ‘through mediators’.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa to Paris.
