EU ministers will consider easing sanctions on Syria at a meeting later in January
Germany’s foreign minister says sanctions against Syrian officials responsible for war crimes must remain in place but called for a “smart approach” to provide relief to the Syrian population after last month’s overthrow of President Bashar Assad.
Germany’s Baerbock cautions on Syria as EU signals sanctions relief
Syria’s transitional government “sounds good so far,” Germany’s foreign minister told POLITICO — but actions speak louder than words.
EU foreign ministers to tackle Syria sanctions relief at end of month
European foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria, the EU foreign policy chief said on Sunday in Riyadh ahead of a meeting of top Middle Eastern and Western diplomats and Syria's new foreign minister.
EU eyeing easing of Syrian sanctions
The European Union is eyeing an easing of sanctions on Syria, one month after Islamist rebels overthrew the government of Bashar al-Assad. EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas announced that all EU foreign ministers would meet in Brussels on Jan.
Saudi Arabia urges Syria sanctions relief at talks with regional, EU diplomats
Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria after meetings with top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe that focused on the war-ravaged country's future.
Six EU nations call for temporary Syria sanctions relief
Six member states of the European Union have called for the bloc to temporarily suspend sanctions on Syria in areas such as transport, energy and banking, according to a paper seen by Reuters.
EU Ministers to Discuss Lifting Sanctions on Syria Amid Power Shift
European foreign ministers will meet on January 27 in Brussels to discuss easing sanctions on Syria, according to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. This comes after Syrias President Bashar al-Assad was ousted
Syria seeks sanction relief
Diplomats and foreign ministers from 17 Arab and EU states convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday to discuss the lifting of economic sanctions on Syria, originally imposed during the rule of ousted president Bashar al-Assad.
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Syria’s Christians voice relief, seek further security guarantees after political shift
Christians in Syria continue to seek more concrete guarantees, although opinions differ on what form these guarantees should ...
Pepsi and Pringles flood into Syria as new rulers ease import curbs
Around the capital Damascus, stores are now lined with Turkish bottled water, Saudi-produced bouillon cubes, Lebanese ...
Daily Sabah3h
Saudi Arabia pushes for Syria sanctions relief at Riyadh summit
Saudi Arabia called on European diplomats Sunday to lift sanctions on Syria, arguing that removing restrictions is crucial ...
Syria Confronts an Immense Challenge: Justice for Assad Regime Crimes
The rebel alliance that took power has vowed to prosecute senior figures from the ousted government, but accountability will ...
Syria’s Alawites, Sect of the Assads, Fear for Their Future
They say disparate violent incidents in the past two months—including alleged extrajudicial killings and the destruction of a ...
Exclusive: Western powers warn Syria over foreign jihadists in army, sources say
U.S., French and German envoys have warned Syria's new Islamist rulers that their appointment of foreign jihadists to senior ...
International sanctions have left Syria’s health system on life support
U.S. and E.U. sanctions aimed at punishing the former Assad regime have made it more difficult for Syrian hospitals to ...
The Economist3d
The West is making a muddle of its Syria sanctions
Europe may move faster. On January 3rd the French and German foreign ministers met Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria’s de facto ruler, ...
Syria's al-Sharaa meets Lebanese PM in bid to improve long-fraught ties
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Damascus on Saturday in a bid ...
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Riyadh Meetings Presidency Issues Statement on Syria
The Riyadh Meetings Presidency issued a statement on Syria today following a meeting convened at the invitation of Saudi ...