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Syria loses a lifeline as the United States and Europe slash global aid
Nongovernmental organizations filled some of the gap in health services, often with funding from the United States or Europe, ...
A church bombing leads Syria's Christians to consider leaving as foreign fighters remain
Last month's deadly church bombing outside Syria's capital is raising fears among the country's minority Christians ...
The Times of Israel1d
US revokes terror label for Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which toppled Assad
Measure comes amid warming ties between Damascus and Washington, which seeks to reintegrate war-battered country into global ...
Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis
Syria's new leaders are hoping renewable energy will now become more than a patchwork solution. Investment is beginning to ...
As U.S. Warms Ties With Syria, What Does It Expect?
President Trump signed an executive order this week lifting most sanctions on Syria. Ahead of that action, U.S. officials ...
Syria Direct2d
Why has US policy toward Syria shifted, and what might the future hold?
President Donald Trump signed an executive order lifting most US sanctions on Syria this week, cementing a sea change in his ...
Al-Monitor5d
Norway removes sanctions on Syria: What to know
Background: Norway imposed sanctions on Syria in 2011 in response to Assad’s crackdown on protesters that sparked the civil ...
Syria ready to work with US to return to 1974 disengagement deal with Israel
The 1974 deal created a UN-patrolled buffer zone separating the two countries’ forces. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
France 24 on MSN1d
US to revoke 'terrorist' designation for Syria's HTS
The United States announced on Monday that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Syrian group formerly linked to al Qaeda, had its designation as a "foreign terrorist organisation" revoked, one week after ...