Hope and hurdles: Syria reacts to unexpected US sanctions relief

Shafaq News/ US President Donald Trump has lifted all sanctions on Syria, six months after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, sparking a mix of relief and skepticism among Syrian activists and observers in Washington. While some welcomed the …

EU to lift Syria sanctions in major policy shift

2025-05-20T09:51:49+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ The European Union on Tuesday gave “a green light” for the full removal of economic sanctions on Syria, following an earlier decision by the United States. Diplomatic sources …

Senate open to loosening Syria sanctions

Talk of a potential removal of the terrorist designation is kicking around GOP Washington, according to four people familiar with the matter. The Biden administration dropped a $10 million bounty on al-Sharaa weeks before Trump took office, but the Israeli …

Damascus suffers worst water shortage in years as Syria sees lowest rainfall in almost seven decades

20 May 2025, 10:33 Pro-Syrian regime fighters are seen at the Ain al-Fijeh water pumping station, in the countryside of Damascus, on January 29, 2017. Picture: Getty Syria's capital is suffering from its worst water shortages in years as a result of …

Syria faces a critical moment for its economic reconstruction

The lifting of US sanctions on Damascus symbolises the possibility of responding to the complex economic situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and marks the end of its isolation from the international financial system. The US decision was joined by the …

EU agrees to lift all economic sanctions on Syria

Kallas: We hope the EU will reach a decision today to lift sanctions on Syria

Brussels, SANA– High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, hoped that EU foreign ministers, during their meeting in Brussels Tuesday, will reach an agreement to lift economic sanctions on Syria. According to …

EU agrees to lift all economic sanctions on Syria: diplomats

BRUSSELS EU countries on Tuesday gave a green light to lifting all economic sanctions on Syria in a bid to help the war-torn country recover after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, diplomats said. Ambassadors from the EU's 27 member states struck a …

Russia highly concerned about ethnic cleansing in Syria, Lavrov says

MOSCOW, May 20. /TASS/. Moscow is deeply concerned about the situation in Syria, where radical militant groups are killing people based on their ethnic and religious background, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a reception dedicated …

Syria, Qatar explore ways of supporting the agricultural sector

Damascus, SANA- Minister of Agriculture Dr. Amjad Badr met with the Acting Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Syria, Khalifa Abdullah al Mahmoud, to explore ways of supporting the agricultural sector in Syria and overcoming obstacles …