WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A set of tough U.S. sanctions imposed on Syria under its former leader Bashar al-Assad could be lifted within weeks, after their repeal was included in a sweeping defense ...
JEDDAH — The identity of "Caesar," the defected Syrian whistleblower, is revealed as Farid Al-Madhan from the town of Sheikh Maskin in Syria's Daraa governorate, according to Okaz newspaper. Okaz had ...
An outbreak of brutal, sectarian violence in Syria has intensified debate in Congress over whether to follow President Trump’s directive to lift all sanctions on the country. While Trump has put his ...
The Caesar Act was imposed in 2019 in response to widespread and systematic violations of human rights by the regime of ...
The US Congress on Wednesday permanently ended sanctions imposed on Syria under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, ...
You're reading an excerpt from Al-Monitor Washington, where we break down the latest in US-Middle East diplomacy. To read the full newsletter, sign up here. WASHINGTON — The White House is leaning ...
US Senators Democrat Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Rand Paul introduced on Thursday a bill repealing the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019. “The legislation reflects a growing recognition ...
Nov. 10 (UPI) --President Donald Trump halted most of the Caesar Act sanctions on Syria for 180 days after meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa Monday in the White House. The meeting was the ...
In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. At right is ...
In the spring of 2018, congressional staffers were anxious ahead of a House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting. A Syrian defector who had risked his life to expose atrocities committed by the Assad ...
In “The Pointless Cruelty of Trump’s New Syria Sanctions” (August 17, 2020), Joshua Landis and Steven Simon argue that the new American sanctions imposed against backers of the Syrian regime harm ...