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Analysis: After meeting Trump, Syria's new leader must prove his willingness, capability
President Donald Trump's announcement of the cessation of U.S. sanctions, along with his meeting with Syrian interim ...
World Bank Says Syria Arrears Cleared, Making Country Eligible for New Loans
Saudi Arabia and Qatar announced in April that they would cover Syria's arrears with the multilateral development bank, which ...
EU's Kallas proposes further loosening of Syria sanctions – document
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has proposed a further loosening of European sanctions on Syria to allow funding for ...
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Lifting sanctions will catalyse Syria’s recovery, says its central-bank governor
But the country must also modernise monetary policy, rewire banking and reconnect with global markets, argues Abdulkader ...
Exclusive-Syria Plans to Print Currency in UAE and Germany, Ending Russian Role
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria plans to print a newly-designed currency in the UAE and Germany instead of Russia, three sources ...
The Honeymoon Is Ending in Syria
Five months after its liberation from the police state of Bashar al-Assad, Syria sometimes looks like a country in civil war.
Trump meets with Syria's interim president after pledging to lift sanctions on war-torn country
President Trump met with Syria's interim President on Wednesday, a day after lifting sanctions and marking a major policy ...
World Bank says Syria eligible for new loans as arrears cleared
The World Bank said on Friday it had cleared Syria's $15.5 million in outstanding debt after receiving payments from Saudi ...
Sectarian violence on Syria’s coast undermines new government
It would take four full days for the government to restore a semblance of order on the coast. In the meantime, the death toll ...