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Published on 10:17 GMT

EU agrees to lift all economic sanctions on Syria: diplomats

BRUSSELS EU countries on Tuesday gave a green light to lifting all economic sanctions on Syria in a bid to help the war-torn country recover after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, diplomats said. Ambassadors from the EU's 27 member states struck a …

Source: Hurriyet Daily News - Pro-Government
Published on 07:50 GMT

Four Bronze Medals for Syria at the West Asian Gymnastics Championship

Amman, SANA -Syrian gymnast Steven Jabbour won four bronze medals at the West Asian Gymnastics Championship for age categories, held in Jordan with over 100 athletes competing. Jabbour claimed the medals in the pommel horse, parallel bars, horizontal bar, …

Source: SANA - Gov't Propaganda
Published on 13:40 GMT

Russian Military Base Attacked In Syria

Russian military casualties are reported. In Syria, once again there was an attack by locals on the Russian military base Hmeimim. There was an exchange of fire, as a result of which there are dead on both sides. This was reported on May 20 by "Focus…

Source: Charter 97 - Center-left
Published on 08:53 GMT

TrendingLimited aid entering Gaza, and Syria cracks down on ISIS

Aid is once again entering Gaza but with Israeli-imposed limitations. Syrian security troops have begun operations to “eradicate” ISIS from urban centres. Egypt has repatriated ancient artefacts from Australia. On today's episode of Trending Middle …

Source: The National News - Pro-Government
Published on 11:18 GMT

EU to lift Syria sanctions in major policy shift

2025-05-20T09:51:49+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ The European Union on Tuesday gave “a green light” for the full removal of economic sanctions on Syria, following an earlier decision by the United States. Diplomatic sources …

Source: Shafaq News - Indeterminate
Published on 11:37 GMT

Syria, Turkey explore prospects of investment cooperation in the Oil and Gas Sectors

Damascus, SANA- Minister of Energy, Engineer Mohammad al-Bashir, met with a Turkish investment delegation to discuss prospects for cooperation in the oil and gas sectors. According to the ministry’s Telegram channel, Minister al-Bashir reviewed the …

Source: SANA - Gov't Propaganda
Published on 16:16 GMT

How Israel got its hands on Syria's most guarded archive: Spy Eli Cohen's secret files

Source: Haaretz - Left-wing
Published on 08:50 GMT

Saudi Crown Prince’s gesture goes viral in Syria

Source: Gulf News - Gov't Propaganda
Published on 12:34 GMT

European Union agrees to lift sanctions on Syria to help the war-torn country recover

Source: The Geelong Advertiser - Center-right
Published on 12:00 GMT

EU lifts sanctions on Syria: Bloc’s 27 member states strike agreement in Brussels

Source: Cairns Post - Neutral