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Syria’s Jihadist-Turned-President Seeks New Allies
In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to ...
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Russia refuses to extradite fugitive dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syria’s new government
It is the first official confirmation that Russian authorities have denied the request from Damascus. Assad and his family ...
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UK lifts sanctions on dozen Syrian government bodies
armed group led opposition groups in ousting President Bashar al-Assad following more than 13 years of war. The entities removed from the sanctions list will no longer be subject to asset freezes ...
New Syrian foreign minister attends UN Security Council in first US appearance since Assad's fall
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani has attended a U_N_ Security Council briefing, raising his country’s new flag at the ...
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UK lifts sanctions against Syria's defense ministry and intelligence agencies
Britain on Thursday lifted assets freezes it had previously imposed on Syria's defense and interior ministries, and a range of intelligence agencies. The West is rethinking its approach to Syria ...
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First wheat shipment since Assad’s ouster arrives in Syria’s Latakia
CAIRO - A ship carrying wheat has arrived in Syria's Latakia port, the first delivery of its kind since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebels in December, the government said on ...
The New York Times3d
Britain Lifts Sanctions on Syrian Security Agencies
By Stephen Castle Britain on Thursday lifted sanctions that had been imposed on several Syrian government agencies during the rule of the now-deposed president, Bashar al-Assad, in the latest sign ...
Syria's foreign minister to appear at UN Security Council in first US visit since al-Assad's fall
Shibani is set to raise his country's new flag at the UN headquarters in New York when he attends a Security Council briefing ...