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Bank Transfer Signals Syria Is Making Strides in Ending Economic Isolation
The bank-to-bank transfer using the SWIFT system was symbolically important, indicating the war-torn country was ...
Exclusive: Syria completes first global SWIFT transfer since war, governor says
Syria has carried out its first international bank transaction via the SWIFT system since the outbreak of its 14-year civil ...
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South Korea’s Syria Gamble
For South Korea, the normalization of relations with Syria opens a new chapter for bilateral cooperation – and strips North ...
They Went to Syria to Fight With Rebels. Now Some Are Joining the New Army.
Thousands of foreign fighters fought alongside the Syrian rebel groups that toppled the Assad dictatorship. Many plan to stay ...
Syria will give inspectors immediate access to suspected former nuclear sites, UN watchdog tells AP
The new Syrian government has agreed to give inspectors from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog access to suspected former ...
Syria's post-war economic recovery will require 'substantial' international support, IMF says
The International Monetary Fund had said it visited Syria for the first time since 2009 as the country scrambles to rebuild ...
Islamic State reactivating fighters, eying comeback in Syria and Iraq
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the change or fall of Iran's leadership was not a goal of Israel's ...
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A New Chapter in US-Syrian Relations
We are now in a moment of great opportunity in which Syria, with international support, can come into compliance with the ...
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UN warns of renewed conflict in Syria but offers hope with sanctions lifting
UNITED NATIONS — The top U.N. official for Syria warned Wednesday of the “real dangers of renewed conflict and deeper confrontation” in the war-battered country but also hoped for a better ...
Syria OKs inspection of ex-nuclear sites
Syria's new government has agreed to give inspectors from the United Nations' nuclear watchdog access to suspected former ...
As Syria’s president preaches human rights, new evidence details abuse allegedly carried out under one of his key commanders
A CNN investigation, which draws on interviews with witnesses, exclusive videos and images, gives searing new insight into the scope of abuses allegedly carried out under the command of Sayf Boulad ...