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Published on May 29, 2025

Syria Signs $7 Billion Energy Deal with Global Consortium

Watan-Syria signed a $7 billion agreement and memorandum of understanding with an international corporate alliance on Thursday, aimed at revitalizing the country’s energy sector. The agreement allows for the generation of 5,000 megawatts of electricity …

Source: Watan - Indeterminate
Published on May 29, 2025

US reopens ambassador’s residence in Syria, suggests non-aggression pact with Israel

DAMASCUS, Syria — The US flag was hoisted Thursday outside of the long-shuttered American ambassador’s residence in Damascus, in a sign of growing ties between Washington and the new Syrian government. The US ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, who has also …

Source: The Times of Israel - Right-wing
Published on May 29, 2025

EU sanctions Syria's HTS over 'killings’, US consortium inks $7bn deal

The EU has imposed sanctions on the Syrian military dominated by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militants for their role in the massacre of Alawite civilians on the country’s coast earlier this year. According to the EU official journal, the 27-member bloc …

Source: Press TV - Gov't Propaganda
Published on May 29, 2025

US Envoy Pushes for Israel-Syria ‘Non-Aggression Agreement,’ Says Peace Achievable

US Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack called for a non-aggression pact between long-time foes Syria and Israel during a high-profile visit to Damascus on Thursday, marking a significant diplomatic change in the Middle East. Barack, who also serves as …

Source: Algemeiner Journal - Center-right
Published on May 29, 2025

US raises flag in Damascus: New envoy signals shift in US–Syria relations post-Assad

The new US Envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, attended a flag-raising ceremony to inaugurate the US Ambassador’s residence in Damascus. The ceremony was important as it shows how the US and Syria are quickly working to increase relations after more than a decade …

Source: The Jerusalem Post - Center-right
Published on May 29, 2025

Long-shuttered US ambassador's residence in Damascus is reopened as Washington mends ties with Syria

Source: ABC News - New York - Neutral
Published on May 29, 2025

US envoy calls for Syria-Israel non-aggression agreement

The United States' new envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, on Thursday urged Syria and Israel to pursue a non-aggression agreement, calling their decades-long conflict a “solvable problem” and signaling a potential shift in regional diplomacy. In remarks …

Source: Sabah - Pending
Published on May 29, 2025

Trump Administration Provides Significant Sanctions Relief to Syria

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on May 23, 2025, announced a significant relaxation of the comprehensive economic sanctions imposed on Syria through the issuance of General License 25 (GL 25). The …

Source: JD Supra - California - Neutral
Published on May 29, 2025

US envoy urges Syria-Israel non-aggression pact

The United States' new envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, on Thursday called for a non-aggression agreement between Syria and Israel, describing their conflict as a "solvable problem". In remarks to Saudi channel Al Arabiya, Barrack said the …

Source: The Times of India - Center-right
Published on May 29, 2025

After partial relief, what’s next for Syria sanctions?

Econographics May 29, 2025 • 2:03 pm ET Print this page By Alex Zerden The Trump administration took a bold first step toward sanctions relief for Syria with the May 23, 2025 actions by the State Department and the Department of the Treasury. Unprecedented …

Source: Atlantic Council - Indeterminate