Syria, Saudi and European Union

Six EU nations call for temporary Syria sanctions relief
Six member states of the European Union have called for the bloc to temporarily suspend sanctions on Syria in areas such as transport, energy and banking, according to a paper seen by Reuters.
EU ministers will consider easing sanctions on Syria at a meeting later in January
European Union foreign ministers will meet in late January to discuss easing sanctions imposed on Syria, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Sunday. However, she said the move would depend on Syria's new rulers carrying out an inclusive political transition after last month’s overthrow of President Bashar Assad.
Saudi Arabia calls on EU diplomats to lift sanctions on Syria
Saudi Arabia held a meeting with leading diplomats of the European Union. The main topic was Syria, NBC News reports. According to the news outlet, European and Middle Eastern diplomats met in the Saudi capital Riyadh to discuss the future of Syria.
Saudi minister calls for lifting of international sanctions on Syria
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria after meetings with top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe focused on the war-ravaged country's future. "We stressed the importance of lifting unilateral and international sanctions imposed on Syria,
End sanctions on Syria, says Saudi Arabia
Still subject to 3,000 sanctions Saudis becoming important partners Business relationships thawing Prince Faisal
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Ahmed al-Sharaa says new Syria will be defined by forgiveness and amnesty
De-facto Syrian leader tells filmmaker that revolution was now over and urged people to move away from revenge mindset ...
Saudi Arabia calls for end to sanctions on Syria after Riyadh meetings
Saudi Arabia has called for an end to sanctions on Syria following meetings in Riyadh of 17 regional and western ministers ...
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Syria’s Christians voice relief, seek further security guarantees after political shift
Christians in Syria continue to seek more concrete guarantees, although opinions differ on what form these guarantees should ...
Syria's al-Sharaa meets Lebanese PM in bid to improve long-fraught ties
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Damascus on Saturday in a bid ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Fear grips Alawites in Syria's Homs as Assad 'remnants' targeted
In Syria's third city Homs, members of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's Alawite community say they are terrified as new ...
US, French troops could secure Syria's northern border, Syrian Kurdish official says
Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and freight ...
Pepsi and Pringles flood into Syria as new rulers ease import curbs
Around the capital Damascus, stores are now lined with Turkish bottled water, Saudi-produced bouillon cubes, Lebanese ...