U.N. special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has said that formation of a “new inclusive government” in Damascus by March 1 ...
The European Union is set to suspend Syria sanctions related to energy, transport and reconstruction, according to a draft ...
The European Union is set to lift some sanctions on Syria related to energy, financial transactions and transport next week, a draft document viewed by The National shows. The legal text is to be ...
With the European Union poised to ease sanctions on Syria following the ouster of its former governing regime last fall, ...
Last week his officials announced a seven-person “preparatory” committee, charged with planning a national conference where a new constitution will be discussed. Critics say it is dominated by ...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged governments worldwide to lift tough sanctions against Syria. The organization claims these ...
New York, Sana- Sweeping sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union, the United Kingdom, and other countries on ...
Delivery of printed local currency from Russia and call between Putin and Sharaa suggest warming ties between former foes ...
The British government has signalled for the first time it will loosen long-held sanctions on Syria, after the fall of the ...
Conflict and displacement have left much of Syria’s infrastructure in ruins. Entire towns are uninhabitable. Schools, hospitals, roads, water facilities, and electrical grids are damaged or destroyed.
Economic progress requires support from the outside world but, instead, risks being strangled by Western sanctions that have isolated Syria from the global economy. The United States and the ...