Qatar has paused financial support for Syrias new rulers due to uncertainty over U.S. sanctions, sources revealed. This delay impacts efforts to stabilize Syrias economy following the ousting of …
Talks on Syria’s Future Fall Short of Promises, Participants Say
The country’s new leaders had billed a two-day “national dialogue” in Damascus as the start of a process to build an inclusive government. But some who attended came away disappointed.
Most Western sanctions on Syria remain despite regime change
EU suspends some sectoral sanctions, while US grants limited exemptions but keeps most restrictions – Anadolu Ajansı …
Most Western sanctions on Syria remain despite regime change
EU suspends some sectoral sanctions, while US grants limited exemptions but keeps most restrictions – Anadolu Ajansı …
EU suspends key energy, banking sanctions on Syria: What we know
Sharaa’s interim government has been trying to court the international community to encourage investment and ease sanctions to allow Syria’s economy to recover.
‘We are still at war’: Syria’s Kurds battle Turkey months after Assad’s fall
But Bashar al-Assad’s regime never recognised it and, despite his fall from power, its future remains uncertain. As well as more than a decade of civil war, the Syrian Kurds have faced years of …
EU suspends economic sanctions imposed on Syria
By bna Cairo bureau The European Union has suspended key economic sanctions against Syria, including restrictions on energy, transport and banking sectors, KUNA reported on February 24. The decision, …
Removing of financial sanctions on Syria is important
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani has been touring Arab and European capitals pleading for an end to sanctions which are obstructing the …
Syria’s northeast begins supplying oil to Damascus, oil ministry says
Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria have begun providing oil from local fields they manage to the central government in Damascus, Syrian oil ministry spokesman Ahmed Suleiman told Reuters on …
In Syria, Joy at a Dictator’s Demise Turns Into Fear of Israeli Raids
Villagers say they worry that incursions into border areas of Syria by Israel’s military could turn into a prolonged occupation. Israel says the raids are needed to protect the border.