Syria, Germany discuss developing the health sector

Damascus, SANA- Minister of Health, Dr. Musab al-Ali, discussed Thursday with a delegation from the German Agency for International Cooperation, headed by the agency’s director in Syria, Tatia Loman, ways to develop the health sector and support the …

US flag raised in Damascus, Syria, for first time since 2012

The Stars and Stripes were flown above Damascus, Syria, on Thursday for the first time since 2012. In a ceremony attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al Shaibani, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack raised the U.S. flag …

US flag raised in Damascus: 'Peace between Syria, Israel possible'

President Donald Trump's special envoy to Syria, Ambassador Thomas Barrack, met with Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa at the US ambassador's residence in Damascus on Thursday. Barrack praised the Islamist-led government and said it was …

US flag raised in Syria in 1st since 2012

The United States' newly-appointed Syria envoy said he believed peace between Syria and Israel was achievable as he made his first trip to Damascus on Thursday, praising the Islamist-led government and saying it was ready for dialogue. Thomas Barrack …

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

The Media Line: EU Lifts Sanctions on Syria To Support Post-Assad Reconstruction 

Audio By Carbonatix EU Lifts Sanctions on Syria To Support Post-Assad Reconstruction  By The Media Line Staff  The European Union on Wednesday lifted most economic sanctions on Syria in a move meant to accelerate reconstruction efforts and support a …

Syria Signs $7 billion Power Deal with Qatar's UCC Holding-led Consortium

Syria has signed a memorandum of understanding with a consortium of international companies led by Qatar's UCC Holding to develop major power generation projects with a foreign investment valued at about $7 billion, UCC said in a statement on Thursday. …

Syria signs 7-bln-USD energy investment deals with int'l firms

DAMASCUS, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Syria signed a series of memoranda of understanding with international energy companies on Thursday to develop five major power projects, as part of efforts to rebuild its war-damaged infrastructure and accelerate the country…

Turkish firms see promise and peril in sanctions-free Syria

By Ceyda Caglayan ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish companies see big opportunities in neighbouring Syria as a lifting of U.S. sanctions clears the way for investment in post-war reconstruction, but they remain wary of challenges, from lingering insecurity to …

EU Lifts Sanctions on Syria To Support Post-Assad Reconstruction

The European Union on Wednesday lifted most economic sanctions on Syria in a move meant to accelerate reconstruction efforts and support a fragile political transition following the ousting of former President Bashar Assad. EU foreign policy chief Kaja …