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The US was just one of many countries that had placed sanctions on Syria during the former al-Assad regime, which governed the country from 1971 to 2024. The US sanctions were wide-ranging.
Dubai-based DP World has entered a 30-year concession deal with Syria’s General Authority for Land and Sea Ports to develop and operate the port of Tartous. The global port operator will invest $800 ...
Central to IS’s accusations was a May 14 meeting in Riyadh between al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump, described at the ...
WASHINGTON — President Trump gave his final sign-off Monday to lifting longstanding US sanctions on Syria after pledging to ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday ending U.S. sanctions on Syria, ...
The Trump administration issued orders Friday to begin easing sanctions on Syria, marking a major policy shift after US President Donald Trump pledged earlier this month to roll back the measures ...
Trump will end Syria sanctions to 'give them a chance at greatness' The White House announced a $142 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman said he'd like to see ...
The US slapped sanctions on Syrian businessmen, banks and the government. Bilateral US-Syria trade which still stood at roughly $900m in 2010 dropped below $60m in 2012.
The United States has handed Syria a list of conditions that it wants Damascus to fulfill in exchange for partial sanctions relief, six people familiar with the matter told Reuters, including ...
The US slapped more sanctions on the Syrian government and began enforcing secondary sanctions. In 2019, Congress passed sweeping sanctions under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act.