Lifting sweeping Caesar Act implemented in 2022 will open door to desperately needed international investment, bolstering stability and maybe even helping lead to trade with Israel

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations hailed the “positive” move by the US, the European Union and the UK to lift unilateral sanctions on Syria, stressing that the suffering of the Syrian people should not be used for political purposes.

European Council President Antonio Costa congratulated Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday over the European Union's decision to lift economic sanctions on Syria, calling it a “real opportunity for Syria's recovery and reconstruction.” Al-Sharaa received a phone call from Costa, the Syrian News Agency (SANA) reported.

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

Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Syria was potentially weeks away from a return to full-scale civil war, a scenario the U.S. was seeking to avert.

Britain and the European Union have imposed sweeping sanctions targeting Russia, particularly its shadow fleet of oil tankers, over its war in Ukraine.

Syria’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that the lifting of sanctions on his country showed an “international will” to support Damascus, after EU countries agreed to end the bloc’s economic sanctions. In a press conference in Damascus alongside ...

Trump's first major foreign trip of his second term saw the U.S. secure more than $2 trillion in investment agreements in the Gulf region, according to the White House.