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On May 23, 2025, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued Syria General License 25, which provides broad authorization ...

On May 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Syria General License ...

The sanctions were designed to put pressure on the Assad regime, but they also severely affected the general population by ...

Tokyo should ‘support positive efforts in Syria and help improve lives of its people,’ says top government spokesman - ...

On 23 May 2025, the United States provided broad sanctions relief to Syria and the new Government of Syria under President ...

Syria remains at high risk. Sanctions relief doesn’t guarantee a stable path ahead, but without it, the country has no real ...

The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has welcomed recent decisions by the United States, the United Kingdom ...

The Trump administration issued orders Friday to begin easing sanctions on Syria, marking a major policy shift after US ...

Syria receives sanctions relief under Trump, allowing reconstruction while prohibiting transactions benefiting Russia, Iran, ...

Since President Donald Trump announced his intent to end a half-century of sanctions on Syria, a debate has developed in his ...

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