UK lifts Syria sanctions on 24 entities including central bank

Western nations have begun to gradually unwind crippling sanctions imposed in response to the Assad regime's crackdown on opposition protesters [Getty] The UK government Thursday lifted sanctions imposed during the rule of the former Syrian leader …

U.S. aid cuts hinder Iraq’s repatriation efforts from Syria’s Hawl Camp

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Iraqi National Security Advisor Qassem al-Araji stated on Wednesday that the reduction in U.S. international aid is obstructing the repatriation of Iraqi citizens from Hawl Camp in northeastern Syria. In an interview with …

Syria is in dire need of reconstruction_ UN official

Geneva-SANA- Chief of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Section at United Nations Human Rights, Mohammad Alnsour , asserted that Syria is in dire need of reconstruction, noting that Western sanctions are negatively affecting the Syrian people. In an …

Clashes in Syria’s Daraa cause 10 casualties

DARAA, Syria (North Press) – At least ten people, including General Security personnel, were killed or injured as violent clashes entered their second day in the city of Sanamayn in the countryside of Daraa, southern Syria. A local source told North Press …

Security Operation Ends in Syria’s Daraa After Two Days of Clashes

By Kardo Roj DARAA, Syria (North Press) – Syrian security forces concluded a two-day security campaign in the city of Al-Sanamayn, northern Daraa, on Thursday, securing the last known stronghold of an armed group led by Mohsen al-Himid. The operation, …

Syria’s economy, still strangled by sanctions, is on its knees

IN A SNAKING line to use some cashpoint machines in central Damascus, patience has worn thin. Two men who have been queuing for hours in the winter chill for the chance to withdraw a maximum of $30 come to blows. “I haven’t had cash to feed my boys for two …

Syria has got rid of Bashar al-Assad, but not sectarian tensions

Another day, another shootout. On February 26th security forces in Latakia, Syria’s biggest port, killed four people including an army officer from the recently overthrown regime who was supposed to be protected by an amnesty. A day later in Qardaha, the …

Britain lifts Syria sanctions on 24 entities, including central bank

Syria's new government has sought to persuade Western capitals that its Islamist militant origins are confined to the past.PHOTO: REUTERS LONDON - The UK government on March 6 lifted sanctions imposed during the rule of the former Syrian leader Bashar …

US working to prevent Turkey offensive in Syria: Blinken says

The United States is working to address Turkey's concerns in Syria to dissuade the NATO ally from escalating an offensive against Kurdish fighters, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. "That's a process that's going to take …

Assad loyalists kill 7 security men in Syria clashes