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EU imposes asset freeze, travel ban on five people tied to Syria's Assad

The European Union imposed on Monday an asset freeze and a ban on travel to the EU on five people linked with toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for supporting crimes against

EU imposes asset freeze, travel ban on five people tied to Syria's Assad
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Death toll in Damascus church attack rises to 25, says health ministry

The death toll from a suicide bombing at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighbourhood of Damascus on Sunday has risen to 25, Syria's state news agency SANA reported on Monday

Death toll in Damascus church attack rises to 25, says health ministry
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Syrian security forces detain cousin of toppled leader Assad

Syria's security forces have detained Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad, state news agency SANA said on Saturday.

Syrian security forces detain cousin of toppled leader Assad
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Germany hands Syrian doctor life for torturing Assad critics

A Syrian doctor who had practised in Germany was sentenced to life in prison by a German court on Monday for crimes against humanity and war crimes after he was found guilty of

Germany hands Syrian doctor life for torturing Assad critics
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US moves to ease sanctions on Syria after Trump pledge

US moves to ease sanctions on Syria after Trump pledge

US moves to ease sanctions on Syria after Trump pledge
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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 administration moves to lift sanctions on the country.

US ambassador to Turkey will serve as special envoy to Syria
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Kurds plan Damascus talks as visions for Syria collide

Syrian Kurdish parties will send a delegation to Damascus soon for talks over their region's political future, a leading Kurdish politician said, as they

Kurds plan Damascus talks as visions for Syria collide
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US to appoint Turkey ambassador Thomas Barrack as special envoy for Syria, sources say

The United States will appoint President Donald Trump's longtime advisor and current U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Thomas Barrack, as a

US to appoint Turkey ambassador Thomas Barrack as special envoy for Syria, sources say
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Russia's Lavrov says radical groups engaged in 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow is deeply concerned by what he said was ethnic cleansing being carried out by "radical militant groups" in

Russia's Lavrov says radical groups engaged in 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria
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Syria sets deadline for 'small groups' to join Defence Ministry

Syria's defence minister has called on small armed groups that have yet to merge with the security apparatus to do so within 10 days or face unspecified measures, in a bid to

Syria sets deadline for 'small groups' to join Defence Ministry
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Syria forms transitional justice, missing persons commissions

Syria will set up commissions for justice and missing persons tasked with probing crimes committed during the rule of the Assad family, compensating victims and finding thousands

Syria forms transitional justice, missing persons commissions
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Syria plans to print currency in UAE and Germany, ending Russian role

Syria plans to print a newly-designed currency in the UAE and Germany instead of Russia, three sources said, reflecting rapidly improving ties with Gulf Arab and

Syria plans to print currency in UAE and Germany, ending Russian role
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EU's Kallas proposes further loosening of Syria sanctions – document

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has proposed a

EU's Kallas proposes further loosening of Syria sanctions – document
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Syria's economy: The devastating impact of war and sanctions

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Syria's economy: The devastating impact of war and sanctions
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Syria's finance minister says foreign investors welcome after US sanctions move

Syrian Finance Minister Yisr Barnieh made a call to global investors on Wednesday to come do business with Syria after U.S.

Syria's finance minister says foreign investors welcome after US sanctions move
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Trump’s embrace of Syria and its jihadist-turned-president could shake up the Middle East

Trump’s embrace of Syria and its jihadist-turned-president could shake up the Middle East

Trump’s embrace of Syria and its jihadist-turned-president could shake up the Middle East
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What would lifting US sanctions on Syria mean to the war-torn country?

President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will ease sanctions on Syria could eventually facilitate the country’s recovery from years of civil war and transform the lives of everyday Syrians

What would lifting US sanctions on Syria mean to the war-torn country?
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Syrian leader Sharaa's path from global jihad to meeting Trump

Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa has transformed himself from al Qaeda militant to Syrian president in a dramatic political rise capped on Wednesday by a meeting with U.S

Syrian leader Sharaa's path from global jihad to meeting Trump
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Syria's Sharaa skips Iraq summit after firestorm over invitation

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will not attend the Arab League Summit in Baghdad this weekend, Syrian state media said on Monday,

Syria's Sharaa skips Iraq summit after firestorm over invitation
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Qatari financing of Syrian salaries gets US go-ahead, sources say

The United States has greenlighted a Qatari initiative to bankroll Syria's public sector, three sources said, offering a financial lifeline to the new

Qatari financing of Syrian salaries gets US go-ahead, sources say
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Syria's foreign minister met State Dept officials in New York, sources say

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met with senior U.S.

Syria's foreign minister met State Dept officials in New York, sources say
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US lists demands at UN as Syria seeks sanctions relief

The United States publicly spelled out at the United Nations on Friday the steps it wants Syria to take before Washington will change its stance toward

US lists demands at UN as Syria seeks sanctions relief
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U.S. congressmen visit Syria in first trip since Assad's ouster

Two U.S.

U.S. congressmen visit Syria in first trip since Assad's ouster
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Operation Assad: the air mission to smuggle the Syrian despot's valuables

As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24

Operation Assad: the air mission to smuggle the Syrian despot's valuables