Why did Trump lift sanctions on Syria? Interview with Syrian socialist

Palestine & Middle East Syrian socialist Ghayath Naisse spoke to Arthur Townend about the new regime’s strategy Downloading PDF. Please wait... Thursday 15 May 2025 Issue Donald Trump has lifted sanctions on Syria in a bid to boost US power in the …

Trump: Syrian President Has “Real Shot” At Pulling Syria Together

President of the United States Donald Trump met for the first time with Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first meeting between a president of the United States and a Syrian president in 25 years. Trump told …

Gaza, Syria, Iran: Israel leaves itself out in the cold as Trump redefines the Middle East

Analysis | Once a key player in the anti-Iranian regional defense, Israel is now diplomatically unprepared for an Iran nuclear deal and lacks a Gaza strategy. On Syria, Trump ignored Israel's objections to lifting sanctions, siding with Saudi Arabia, …

Prime Minister to CNN: US sanctions lift on Syria is ‘right step’

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani has voiced strong support for the United States’ decision to lift sanctions on Syria, calling it "the right step moving forward" in …

UNHCR Syria representative to SANA: 500,000 Refugees Have Returned to Syria, We Welcome the Lifting of Sanctions

Damascus,SANA- Head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) mission in Syria, Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, said that the number of refugees who have returned to the country since the fall of the former regime has reached half a million, …

China:We support Syria in adopting comprehensive policies to restore stability and development in the country

BeijingوSANA-China expressed its support for Syria’s adoption of comprehensive domestic and foreign policies to restore stability and achieve development in the country. “China has always opposed illegal and unilateral sanctions, we sympathize with the …

EU considers further loosing Syria sanctions

Brussels, SANA- The European Union is considering further easing sanctions on Syria to assist its reconstruction. Reuters reported that EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas proposed additional steps to ease sanctions on Syria, allowing funding for the work …

Trump eases sanctions on Syria, expert weighs in

Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former jihadist rehabilitated by Trump who has brought Syria in from the cold

After 9/11 and the ensuing U.S. war on terror, it was unthinkable to see an American president shaking hands with a leader on the State Department’s terrorist list. But current international geopolitics is moving at such a frenetic pace that even this …

What Lifting Of US Sanctions Mean For War-Torn Syria

Damascus: US President Donald Trump's announcement from Saudi Arabia about the United States easing wide-ranging sanctions on Syria sparked festivities in the capital, Damascus, as Syrians hoped for relief after years of impoverishment by civil war and …