Secretary of State Marco Rubio notified Congress of its intention to remove the country last month, citing positive changes and counterterrorism actions taken by the Syrian government under President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Aug 24 (Reuters) - The State Department on Monday removed Syria from its list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, according to a notification from the U.S. Treasury, in a move that was first announced earlier this year pending a review by Congress.
Aug 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Monday removed Syria from its list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, according to a notification from the Treasury, in a move that was first announced earlier this year pending a review by Congress.
By Feras Dalatey DAMASCUS, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The United States removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism on Monday, lifting what Damascus says was the last major impediment to investing in the country as Washington deepens ties to the new Syrian government.
The Trump administration on Monday formally removed Syria from its State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) list, an extraordinary milestone for the government of Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former terrorist turned statesman who led the campaign to overthrow the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad.
The United States on Monday removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, rescinding a decades-old designation that came with severe economic restrictions and marking another step in warming ties between the countries.
The United States on Monday removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, ending a designation in place for nearly five decades as the Trump administration moves to improve relations with the country’s post-Assad government.
Washington’s decision is a crucial step for Damascus as Syria’s government seeks to close the book on the Bashar al-Assad era and a decade-long civil war.
Turkey has welcomed a US decision to remove Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. The move rescinds a decades-old designation which came with severe economic consequences for Damascus. Corresponding sanctions relief for Syria have also been announced.
The United States has removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. For the first time in nearly half a century, the Syrian government will no longer be a sanctioned entity. The consequences will be profound. On Aug.
Delisting Syria from the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism roster was not a symbolic flourish; it reset the legal wiring that governs how the United States treats Damascus across finance, trade, and diplomacy, and it did so through a statute-driven process that leaves its own paper trail.
Syria was among the first nations to be added to the State Department’s proscribed list. It has been removed under the rule of a former al-Qaida-affiliated militant.
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