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Syria To Help Locate Missing Americans: US Envoy

Syria's new authorities have agreed to help the United States locate and return Americans who went missing in the war-ravaged country, a US envoy said on Sunday, in another sign of thawing bilateral ties.

International Business Times

Trump envoy praises new Syrian president for ‘counter-ISIS measures’

Thomas Barrack also stresses temporary lifting of sanctions for first time since 1979 after meeting with Ahmed al-Sharaa

The Guardian - US

Syria Hails US Lifting Of Assad-era Sanctions

Syrian authorities on Saturday announced an interior ministry restructuring that includes fighting cross-border drug and people smuggling as they seek to improve ties with Western nations that have lifted sanctions.

International Business Times

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Syrians hopeful for the future after US and EU sanctions relief

US President Donald Trump granted Syria sweeping exemptions from sanctions in a major first step toward fulfilling his pledge to lift a half-century of penalties on a country shattered by 14 years of civil war.

Euronews

President Erdogan met with Syrian interim leader al-Sharaa in Istanbul

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's surprise visit to Istanbul followed his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia.

Euronews

Syria’s al-Sharaa meets Erdogan in Turkiye as sanctions lifted

The meeting comes after US and EU agreed to lift sanctions to allow the civil war-hit country to recover and rebuild.

Al Jazeera

US lifts first sanctions on Syria following Trump’s surprise announcement

The president announced the sanctions relief in May, ahead of an unannounced visit with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Al Jazeera

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The Latest: Federal judge blocks Trump administration decision to bar foreign students at Harvard

A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students

The Independent UK

Syrian business owners welcome EU’s lifting of sanctions

Syrians are hoping sanctions relief will help boost investment, reconstruction after more than a decade of civil war.

Al Jazeera

Charities warn against making family reunion ‘more difficult’

The top five nationalities issued Refugee Family Reunion grants in the year to March were Syrian, Iranian, Afghan, Eritrean and Sudanese.

Evening Standard

How the idea for a Trump Tower in Damascus was born

Skyscraper was proposed in effort to woo US president as Syria’s new government sought removal of sanctions

The Guardian - UK

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 from beyond the country’s borders backing then-President Bashar Assad

The Independent UK

Militants kill 2 soldiers in attack on Russian air base in Syria

Militants attacked a Russian air base in Syria, killing two soldiers, a Syrian government official and a local activist have said

The Independent UK

Will Trump's Order To Lift U.S. Sanctions on Syria Be Followed?

Reason heard from a minister in the new Syrian government about the Trump administration's outreach.

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The Guardian - UK

EU to lift economic sanctions on Syria to aid recovery of war-torn country

Move comes one week after Trump announced all US sanctions on Syria would be lifted

Euronews

EU lifts all economic sanctions on Syria, hoping to speed up post-al-Assad recovery

Donald Trump's sudden decision to lift sanctions on Syria accelerated the timeline in Brussels, which had been working on a step-by-step roadmap.

International Business Times

Rubio Says Syria Could Be Weeks Away From 'Full-scale Civil War'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Tuesday that Syria could be weeks away from a fresh civil war of "epic proportions," as he called for support to the transitional leadership.

Euronews

Lowest winter rainfall in Syria for almost 70 years triggers water crisis in Damascus

Residents in the Syrian capital are feeling the effects of the lack of rain with authorities urging them to reduce their water consumption.

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Al Jazeera

EU lifts economic sanctions on Syria, following US move last week

Sanctions were levied during the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, who was toppled in December.

The Independent UK

Syria's driest winter in nearly 7 decades triggers a severe water crisis in Damascus

Syria's capital, Damascus, is suffering from its worst water shortages in years as a result of the lowest rainfall in more than six decades

The Conversation

Trump’s lifting of Syria sanctions is a win for Turkey, too – pointing to outsized role middle powers can play in regional affairs

President Donald Trump announced while in Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2025, that the United States would lift sanctions on Syria. The turnaround was a huge victory for the government of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa as he attempts to consolidate power nearly six months on from his movement’s stunning toppling…

Euronews

Israel recovers archive belonging to spy Eli Cohen, hanged in Syria in 1965

Eli Cohen, who was born in Egypt, is one of Israeli most famous ever operatives. He is widely credited with helping Israel to prepare for the Six-Day War.

International Business Times

Syrians Chase Equestrian Glory In Sport Once Dominated By Assads

For weeks, Ziad Abu al-Dahab has been training for gold at an equestrian tournament near Damascus -- in a sport once dominated by Syria's Assad family and their inner circle.

Al Jazeera

Deadly blast rocks police station in eastern Syria, killing three: Report

Explosion reported in Al-Mayadeen, in the Deir az Zor countryside, also wounds several people.

The Independent UK

60 years after he was hanged, Israel recovers Syrian archive belonging to famous spy

Israel has retrieved thousands of items belonging to the country’s most famous spy after a covert operation in Syria

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