The United States urged the United Nations Security Council on Monday to adjust its sanctions on Syria to help the country's ...

An outbreak of brutal, sectarian violence in Syria has intensified debate in Congress over whether to follow President ...

A Reuters investigation has found the new president's brother, Hazem al-Sharaa, along with a sanctioned Australian are in ...

A potential dispute is widening among UN Security Council members over sanctions on Syria, with some opposing a US-led drive to lift all restrictions on Damascus. US President Donald Trump last month ...

Syria’s friends should demand the Syrian government do more to protect all vulnerable groups targeted by violent extremists ...

Laos & Myanmar have a 40% import duty while Syria has the highest at 41%. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

On May 23, 2025, OFAC issued Syria General License (“GL”) 25, which had the effect of authorizing, by way of exception, many of the now-revoked prohibitions under the Syria sanctions program.

Several types of sanctions on Syria or its supporters are mandated under congressional acts, e.g., the Caesar Act of 2019, the Syria Accountability Act of 2003, and the Chemical and Biological ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending the Syria sanctions program. The administration describes it as a way to support the country’s path to peace and stability. Trump’s ...

Syria has not had more than four hours of state electricity per day for years, as a result of the nearly 14-year civil war that ended with the ouster of former President Bashar Assad in December.

With the sanctions lifted, that supply could come in soon. More significantly, Syria recently signed a $7 billion energy deal with a consortium of Qatari, Turkish, and American companies.

With the sanctions lifted, that supply could come in soon. More significantly, Syria recently signed a $7 billion energy deal with a consortium of Qatari, Turkish, and American companies.