The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), an affiliate of the US Treasury Department, has issued an exceptional exemption allowing financial institutions to deal with the Commercial Bank of Syria, open accounts, and transfer funds to and from Syria. In a statement published by the...

Syria on Saturday welcomed the formal lifting of sanctions by the United States, calling it a “positive step” that will support the country’s post-war recovery. “The Syrian Arab Republic welcomes the decision from the American government to lift the sanctions imposed on Syria and...

The US Treasury Department on Friday issued a general license for Syria to provide immediate sanctions relief after President Donald Trump announced that he would cease all sanctions on Syria. “Syria must also continue to work towards becoming a stable country that is at peace, and...

More than 50 Palestinians were killed or remain missing after an Israeli airstrike committed Thursday night a new massacre by targeting and completely destroying a home in the Jabalia al-Balad area of northern Gaza, Gaza’s Civil Defense announced Friday. In a statement, the agency said the...