US eases Syria sanctions imposed after Assad’s fall to rebel forces

The United States has started lifting some of the longest-standing sanctions on Syria, after President Donald Trump met with the country’s new leader, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, in Saudi Arabia last week. The Treasury Department made the move official on Friday, labeling it “immediate sanctions relief. ” These were sanctions originally enforced during the Assad dictatorship, which collapsed […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/trump-us-eases-syria-sanctions/