Trump signs executive order lifting sanctions on Syria

01 July, 2025, 02:45 pm

Last modified: 01 July, 2025, 02:49 pm

Trump signs executive order lifting sanctions on Syria

01 July, 2025, 02:45 pm

Last modified: 01 July, 2025, 02:49 pm

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle a complex framework of long-standing sanctions on Syria, potentially opening the way for international investment and reconstruction in the war-torn country. The order comes six months after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was ousted.

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