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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Kurds Plan Damascus Talks as Visions for Syria Collide
"Our Kurdish vision document will be the basis for negotiations with Damascus. The delegation is close to being ready to ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
E.U. to Lift Economic Sanctions on Syria in a Bid to Bolster Stability
European Union foreign ministers on Tuesday agreed to lift the remaining economic curbs on the war-torn country, amid ...
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 ...