By Daren ButlerISTANBUL (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan told Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during talks in Istanbul on Saturday that Turkey welcomed the U.S. and EU decisions to lift sanctions on Syria,

Washington has granted Syria broad exemptions from sweeping economic sanctions in a step towards fulfilling US President Donald Trump’s promise to help the country get a “fresh start” after more than 14 years of civil war.

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The Treasury Department's OFAC said that it "issued Syria to provide immediate sanctions relief for Syria in line with the President’s announcement for the cessation of all sanctions."

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Syria is potentially “weeks” away from collapse, even though the U.S. recently eased longstanding sanctions on the Middle Eastern nation,

For one thing, essentials like housing, clean water and electricity are patchy; according to a un poll of refugees in the diaspora, 81% of homeowners who fled abroad say their houses are no longer habitable. Many schools and hospitals are in ruins. This puts off families with children or the elderly.