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UN warns of renewed conflict in Syria but offers hope with sanctions lifting
The top U.N. official for Syria warned Wednesday of the “real dangers of renewed conflict and deeper confrontation” in the ...
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US set to unveil sweeping Syria sanctions relief
The administration plans to announce a general license, known as GL 25, that will cover the Syrian central bank, ...
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U.S. Treasury announces sweeping sanctions relief for Syria
Syria must also continue to work towards becoming a stable country that is at peace, and today’s actions will hopefully put ...
US and regional countries team up to resolve the issue of IS prisoners in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country, the United States, Syria and Iraq have formed a working group to try ...
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US grants Syria initial sanctions relief
The United States has labeled Syria a state sponsor of terrorism since 1979 and intensified sanctions on the country ...
US ambassador to Turkey will serve as special envoy to Syria
Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, said on Friday he has assumed the role of special envoy to Syria, as the Trump ...
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Marco Rubio warns Syria ‘weeks’ away from ‘collapse and full-scale civil war of epic proportions’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio bleakly warned that Syria appears to be weeks away from plunging into another civil war or ...
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Many of Syria’s diaspora are not yet ready to go home
For one thing, essentials like housing, clean water and electricity are patchy; according to a un poll of refugees in the ...
In Syria, a Shiite shrine and community navigate a changed landscape
During Syria’s civil war, protecting the revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine was a rallying cry for some Shiite fighters and groups ...