Syria, EU

EU ministers will consider easing sanctions on Syria at a meeting later in January
Germany’s foreign minister says sanctions against Syrian officials responsible for war crimes must remain in place but called for a “smart approach” to provide relief to the Syrian population after last month’s overthrow of President Bashar Assad.
EU foreign ministers to tackle Syria sanctions relief at end of month
European foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria, the EU foreign policy chief said on Sunday in Riyadh ahead of a meeting of top Middle Eastern and Western diplomats and Syria's new foreign minister.
Saudi Arabia urges Syria sanctions relief at talks with regional, EU diplomats
Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria after meetings with top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe that focused on the war-ravaged country's future.The Gulf kingdom,
Arab and Western foreign ministers' hold Syria talks in Riyadh
Foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western and Middle Eastern countries met with Syria's new foreign minister in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday (January 12) at the first such regional meeting on Syria since President Bashar al-Assad was ousted last month.
Saudi Arabia presses top EU diplomats to lift sanctions on Syria after Assad's fall
Saudi Arabia urged top European diplomats at a gathering Sunday to lift sanctions against Syria to boost rebuilding the country and its economy after last month’s overthrow of President Bashar Assad.
EU eyeing easing of Syrian sanctions
Syria’s Alawites, Sect of the Assads, Fear for Their Future
They say disparate violent incidents in the past two months—including alleged extrajudicial killings and the destruction of a ...
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Anadolu documents largest drug depot of ousted Assad regime in Syria
Along Syria-Lebanon highway, 4th Division of ousted regime's army served as drug depot under command of Mahir al-Assad, ...
Syria Confronts an Immense Challenge: Justice for Assad Regime Crimes
The rebel alliance that took power has vowed to prosecute senior figures from the ousted government, but accountability will ...
Exclusive: Western powers warn Syria over foreign jihadists in army, sources say
U.S., French and German envoys have warned Syria's new Islamist rulers that their appointment of foreign jihadists to senior ...
Arab, EU diplomats in Saudi for talks on support for Syria
Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe arrived in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria, as world powers push ...
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Saudi Arabia and Turkey find early common ground Syria, will it last?
Despite supporting the armed opposition in the earlier parts of the Syrian civil war, Turkey and Saudi Arabia soon found ...
Syria's new ruler pledges long-term strategic ties with Lebanon
Syria's new leader Ahmad Sharaa called on Lebanon Saturday to forget about the past "negative" relations resulting from ...
Turkey says Syria should be given chance to address Kurdish militant presence
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that the new Syrian administration should be given an opportunity to ...
Italy’s foreign minister heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is heading to Syria to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster ...
International sanctions have left Syria’s health system on life support
U.S. and E.U. sanctions aimed at punishing the former Assad regime have made it more difficult for Syrian hospitals to ...