After Trump announcement, Treasury Department says US formally lifting Syria sanctions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration granted Syria sweeping exemptions from sanctions Friday in a big first step toward fulfilling the president’s pledge to lift a half-century of penalties on a country shattered by 13 years of civil war. While broad …

US lifting of sanctions on Syria signals fresh start for diplomatic ties

Syria welcomed the US moving to lift sanctions on Syria after the US Department of Treasury put out a statement on Friday, an announcement that Syria’s foreign ministry called it a “positive step” and said that it was important to use diplomacy to build a …

Syria’s al-Sharaa meets Erdogan in Turkiye as sanctions lifted

The meeting comes after the US and the EU agreed to lift sanctions to allow the civil war-hit country to recover and rebuild. Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other top officials in Istanbul as …

Syria, Lebanon could join Abraham Accords before Saudi Arabia, Israeli amb. to US says

Israeli ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said that he believes that Syria and Lebanon could join the Abraham Accords and normalize relations with Israel before Saudi Arabia, in an interview published on the conservative media platform PragerU …

ISIS activity may return in southern Syria amid Israeli incursions

Concerns are rising that the ISIS terrorist organization may resurge and begin attacks in the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria, sources at the scene told the Hezbollah-affiliated source Al-Akhbar on Saturday. Other Syrian opposition groups will …

This week in Jewish History: Eli Cohen hanged in Syria, Bob Dylan's birthday

May 23, 1965 Eli Cohen, a Mossad spy caught operating under cover among the highest echelons in Syria, was hanged in Damascus. The information he gathered became instrumental to the IDF’s success in the Golan Heights during the Six Day War. May 24, 1941 …

Syria welcomes US decision to lift sanctions on country

Syria welcomes US move to ease sanctions, calls it a positive step

Daijiworld Media Network- Damascus Damascus, May 24: Syria has welcomed the recent decision by the Trump administration to ease sanctions imposed on the war-torn nation, hailing it as a "positive step" toward alleviating humanitarian and economic …

Syria Unlocked: Trump Lifts Sanctions, Backing New Al-Sharaa Government For “Fresh Start”

The Trump administration announced a significant policy shift on Friday, immediately easing long-standing economic sanctions against Syria. The Treasury Department confirmed the issuance of Syria General License (GL) 25, a move fulfilling President Trump’s …

Erdogan tells Sharaa Turkey welcomes lifting of Syria sanctions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during talks in Istanbul on Saturday that Turkey welcomed the US and EU decisions to lift sanctions on Syria, Erdogan’s office said. Erdogan also said that “Israel’s occupation …