Syria, European Union and Assad

EU agrees to ease sanctions on Syria following Assad's fall, chief diplomat says
The European Union's foreign ministers reached a political agreement on Jan. 27 to ease sanctions on Syria following the collapse of dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime. The move comes as opposition forces captured Damascus on Dec.
France says EU will lift some sanctions against Syria after Assad's fall
Some European Union sanctions against Syria are being lifted, France's foreign minister said on Monday, as part of a broader EU move to help stabilise Damascus after the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad in December.
Syria Welcomes EU Decision To Begin Easing Sanctions
Syria's foreign minister hailed a European Union decision on Monday to begin easing sanctions against the country after the toppling of president Bashar al-Assad.
Assad's fall opens window for Syrian refugees to head home − but for many, it won't be an easy decision
BY Kelsey Norman, Rice University and Ana Martín Gil, Rice University(THE CONVERSATION) For more than a decade, Syrians have been the world's largest refugee population.More than 6 million Syrians have fled the country since 2011,
EU eases sanctions on Syria
The European Union agreed on Monday to start easing sanctions on Syria in light of the ousting of President Bashar Assad in December.
EU top diplomat pushes for gradual suspension of Syria sanctions
European Union top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Monday that she hopes EU foreign ministers will be able to agree on gradually suspending the bloc's economic sanctions on Syria. Ministers are to decide on a "roadmap" for a step-by-step approach,
Saidnaya prison, a microcosm of the al-Assad regime's barbarity
Built on a hill 30 kilometers from Damascus, the Saidnaya prison has instilled terror in generations of Syrians: a place of ...
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Syria’s Turkmen seeks return of lands Assad family seized for palaces
Syria’s Turkmen community in the Latakia province is seeking the return of over 4,500 acres of land seized by force since ...
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1st Russian delegation arrives in Syria since ouster of Assad regime
Delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Bogdanov, Presidential Special Envoy for Syria Lavrentiev, according to Russian ...
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A Witness in Assad’s Dungeons
A few days after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled into exile, in December, an elderly woman sat on the sidewalk ...
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New Syrian leadership destroying Captagon, an addictive drug made by the Assad regime
Rebel fighters who are now part of Syria's new de facto government have been destroying large shipments of Captagon, an addictive drug that was mass produced by the ousted Assad regime.
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Once off-limits to Syrians, Assad’s former summer residence now attracts tourists
The summer home of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was once off-limits to ordinary Syrians. Now people are lining up to visit ...
Battle Lines: Hunting Assad’s henchmen in Syria and Congo’s war for blood minerals
New Middle East correspondent Henry Bodkin talks to Venetia Rainey about his recent trip to Syria where he went out on the ...
Syrians hope fall of Assad regime will lead to improvement of dire economic conditions
As Syria begins to rebuild under a new government, Syrians hope the fall of the Assad regime will lead to the improvement of ...
Syria's new leaders turn to Islamic law in effort to rebuild Assad's police
Officers say the move aims to instil a sense of morality as they race to fill a security vacuum after dismantling ousted ...
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Anadolu captures ousted Assad regime's notorious Air Intelligence Branch
The system punished everyone the same, regardless of age ... regardless of whether they were children or the elderly,' said ...