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Nagham Qudsiyeh For many years, the Caesar Act represented the single most severe constraint on Syria’s economy, despite a long history of US sanctions dating back to the 1970s. When the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act came into force in...

Syrians broadly agree that years of sanctions have left behind a heavy economic legacy. The US Caesar Act effectively isolated Syria from the global financial system, forcing the economy into what many analysts describe as a form of “unhealthy adaptation.”...

Recent statements by US President Donald Trump regarding the Golan Heights have revived a long-standing dispute over sovereignty, underscoring a clear contradiction between Washington’s political framing of the issue and established international legal principles. While Trump presents recognition of Israeli...

Damascus - A Syrian military source said on Sunday that the international coalition is expected to carry out new airstrikes against ISIS positions in Syria within the coming hours. In a statement to +963, the source said the anticipated strikes...

Amid growing warnings in recent weeks about a resurgence of ISIS activity in Syria, and following announcements by Syria’s interim Interior Ministry forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) about the arrest of ISIS cells across multiple regions, Operation “Hawkeye...

The inclusion of the repeal of the US sanctions law known as the Caesar Act within the annual defence authorization legislation is increasingly viewed as a signal of a shift in Washington’s approach to Syria. Rather than treating Syria solely...

In the Syrian city of Hama, long regarded as a centre of education and cultural life, a recent decision to rename a number of schools has triggered widespread debate among educators, intellectuals, and local residents. The move, which comes as...

The visit of US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack to Tel Aviv was not a routine diplomatic stop, nor merely another item on a crowded regional agenda. It came at a moment of exceptional sensitivity, as the files of Gaza, Lebanon,...

Last Wednesday, the US Senate voted on the new fiscal year US defense budget, which included a provision related to repealing the “Caesar Act” imposed on Syria. The measure passed with the approval of 77 members and the opposition of...

In December 2019, the US Congress passed the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act as one of the most stringent economic and political pressure tools imposed on the government of Bashar al-Assad. The law aimed to hold perpetrators of human rights...