The president promised to ease sanctions on the war-torn nation when he met with its new leader this month. Most financial ...

In a major move that changes US policy on Syria, the American government has lifted many sanctions that were hurting the ...

The sanctions relief could offer improved diplomatic relations with Syria, which ousted the Assad regime after years of civil ...

The Trump administration is granting Syria a waiver from one crippling set of sanctions as well as easing restrictions on ...

Harvard University is challenging the Trump administration’s decision to bar the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign ...

A former United Nations under-secretary general and advisor on Syria, Volker Perthes, told Rudaw last month that sanctions should be lifted so they do not hinder the country’s economic recovery ...

His most pressing task now is convincing a skeptical Trump administration that the change of heart is real and that crippling sanctions should be lifted so the country can rebuild.

The French president also called on the EU to stand by its decision to suspend sanctions against Syria. In February Brussels lifted restrictions in the areas of energy, transport and banking, but a ...