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BRUSSELS – The European Union imposed sanctions on individuals and groups involved in violent incidents in Syria’s coastal provinces of Tartus and Latakia in March, while simultaneously enacting a decision to lift most of its economic sanctions on Damascus. The...

DAMASCUS – A delegation from Morocco’s Foreign Ministry arrived in Damascus on Tuesday to begin the formal process of reopening its embassy in Syria, more than 13 years after diplomatic ties were severed following the outbreak of the Syrian civil...

WASHINGTON – The United States has temporarily lifted some sanctions on Syria as part of an effort to attract international investment and support long-term regional stability, a State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference, State Department...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced on Tuesday, May 27, that he has extended an invitation to Asaad al-Shaibani, Foreign Minister of the Syrian Transitional Government, to visit Russia. Speaking at a joint press conference in Moscow alongside his Turkish...

PARIS– French prosecutors requested yesterday a 10-year prison sentence for Majdi Nema, a former Syrian rebel commander and spokesman for the Islamist group Jaysh al-Islam, on charges related to war crimes during Syria’s civil war. Nema, 37, was arrested in...

Damascus, Syria – Syria’s transitional president Ahmed al-Sharaa and Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani held talks on Saturday with U.S. Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack, focusing on key American priorities including economic sanctions relief, foreign investment, and regional security, according...

The European Union's announcement of a complete lifting of economic sanctions on Syria has been met with widespread approval from international figures and organisations. On Tuesday, May 20, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, expressed his appreciation...

During a high-profile speech in Saudi Arabia, then-President Donald Trump warned of intensified sanctions on Iran, labeling it “the most destructive force in the region” and blaming it for widespread suffering in Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, Iraq, and Yemen. At the...

Washington - The United States and Turkey reaffirmed their shared commitment to a stable and unified Syria during a meeting of the U.S.-Turkey Syria Working Group held in Washington yesterday. In a joint statement released after the talks, both sides...

Baghdad, Iraq- Syria's transitional Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shibani arrived in Baghdad on Friday to represent Damascus at the 34th Arab League Summit, calling for deeper political, economic, and security coordination with Iraq, and urging broader Arab support for Syria’s stabilization....