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Will Syria Repatriate Its Refugees?

Before refugees return, Syria’s new government needs a plan backed by robust international funding, monitoring, and political ...
The World Monuments Fund is now exploring ways to re-engage in the country, after cultural institutions spent years starved ...
Several types of sanctions on Syria or its supporters are mandated under congressional acts, e.g., the Caesar Act of 2019, the Syria Accountability Act of 2003, and the Chemical and Biological ...
On May 23, 2025, OFAC issued Syria General License (“GL”) 25, which had the effect of authorizing, by way of exception, many of the now-revoked prohibitions under the Syria sanctions program.
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -War crimes were likely committed by interim government forces as well as by fighters loyal to ...
The United States urged the United Nations Security Council on Monday to adjust its sanctions on Syria to help the country's ...
One Republican’s new push to overhaul US sanctions on Syria is upending Washington’s entrenched partisan alliances, splitting both parties and raising questions about where the White House stands.
Along with the lifting of economic sanctions, Monday’s executive order lifts the national emergency outlined in an executive order issued by former President George W. Bush in response to Syria ...
But its involvement risks deepening sectarian tensions. Israeli troops have seized parts of southern Syria, violating a 1974 ...
The endlessly complex and ever-changing impact of sanctions means that while enhanced due diligence may be a standard ...
We have received text from H.R. 4427: Syria Sanctions Accountability Act of 2025. This bill was received on 2025-07-16, and currently has no cosponsors. Here is a short summary of the bill: The ...
Rebuilding Syria’s economy will be a monumental challenge. At a high growth rate of 7% per year, it would still take over 30 ...