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Trump’s shock move to lift Syria sanctions

US decision to lift sanctions on Syria: Here’s what you need to know
The US had also announced a $10m reward for the capture of Syria’s current leader, al-Sharaa, and listed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the organisation he ran before its dissolution with the fall of al-Assad, as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization”.
Trump's decision to lift Syria sanctions took U.S. sanctions officials by surprise
President Trump announced this week he will drop sanctions on Syria — surprising some senior U.S. sanctions officials, sources tell CBS News.
Donald Trump Lifts US Sanctions On Syria. Here's All You Need To Know
US President Donald Trump said on 13 May that he would remove all sanctions against Syria. President Trump, who is visiting Saudi Arabia, said the s
Trump shocks and delights Syrians by lifting sanctions after 45 years. Now what?
The president's administration showed few signs of offering easy progress, but the removal of crippling sanctions give Syrians a chance to chip away at their $400 billion rebuild.
Donald Trump Lifts Sanctions on Syria: Why Does It Matter?
US President Donald Trump has officially announced the end of US sanctions on Syria, a move seen as a major victory for Iran.
Donald Trump to lift US sanctions on Syria. What it means after the fall of Assad regime?
Syria’s president, Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected to meet President Trump on 14 May in Riyadh, in another signal to the world that the international isolation of Syria should end.
Questions remain on deals, Syria sanctions following Trump's Middle East trip
Trump's first major foreign trip of his second term saw the U.S. secure more than $2 trillion in investment agreements in the Gulf region, according to the White House.
EU lifts all economic sanctions on Syria, hoping to speed up post-Assad recovery
Donald Trump's sudden decision to lift sanctions on Syria accelerated the timeline in Brussels, which had been working on a ...
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US to offer Saudi Arabia $100bn weapons deal as Trump visit planned: Report
None of the defence contractors named by Reuters replied to queries. While the US has long supplied Saudi Arabia with weapons, sales dropped off in 2018 following the murder of Saudi ...
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US Approves $3.5 Billion Weapons Sale to Saudi Arabia
The US approved the sale of weapons worth an estimated $3.5 billion to Saudi Arabia ahead of a planned visit by President Donald Trump to the Gulf kingdom this month, as Washington seeks to ...