Syria, EU

E.U. Prepares to Cautiously Pare Back Sanctions on Syria
Member countries’ foreign ministers are meeting to discuss a “road map” to lift financial restrictions, but any change will happen in stages.
France says EU could agree to ease Syria sanctions
EU foreign ministers were in Brussels to discuss lifting some sanctions on Syria after the fall of Bashar Assad's regime. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Hungary could drop its veto on Russian sanctions.
EU to agree easing Syria sanctions
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she expected the bloc to agree Monday to begin easing sanctions on Syria after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad."It is a step for step approach," Kallas said at the start of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels to discuss the move.
France says EU will lift some sanctions against Syria after Assad's fall
Some European Union sanctions against Syria are being lifted, France's foreign minister said on Monday, as part of a broader EU move to help stabilise Damascus after the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad in December.
EU to ease energy, transport and financial sanctions on Syria
European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday are expected to ease some energy, transport and finance sanctions against Syria, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has said. “Today,
EU top diplomat pushes for gradual suspension of Syria sanctions
European Union top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Monday that she hopes EU foreign ministers will be able to agree on gradually suspending the bloc's economic sanctions on Syria. Ministers are to decide on a "roadmap" for a step-by-step approach,
For Generations, Russia Was Syria’s Main Arms Supplier, That May Be Over
It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.
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Archaeologists aim to revive Syria's 'golden age' as fall of Assad raises hopes of cultural renaissance
The end of more than a decade of civil war in Syria and the fall of the Assad regime has given archaeologists around the ...
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Syria’s Post-Authoritarian Trap
Assad’s final ouster appeared abrupt, it had its roots in Syria’s 2011 antigovernment protests, and Syrians will now face ...
Syria's new leaders turn to Islamic law in effort to rebuild Assad's police
Officers say the move aims to instil a sense of morality as they race to fill a security vacuum after dismantling ousted ...
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Syrian Druze fight for rights of all minorities in post-Assad Syria
In Sweida, a stronghold of the Druze community in southern Syria, the community fights to ensure the new regime acknowledges ...
Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster
Despite Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster last month in a lightning insurgency, the country’s dire economic conditions ...
Saudi FM In Syria For First Visit Since Assad's Ouster
Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Friday the kingdom was seeking to help Syria's new authorities secure the lifting of ...
Once off-limits to Syrians, Assad's former summer residence now attracts tourists
The summer home of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was once off-limits to ordinary Syrians. Now people are lining up to visit ...