The decades-old designation has severely impeded investment in Syria. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The U.S. plans to remove Syria from the terror blacklist, boosting leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and facilitating economic recovery.

The U.S. plans to remove Syria from the terror blacklist, boosting leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and facilitating economic recovery.

President Donald Trump says he intends to remove Syria from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, where it has been since 1979.

President Donald Trump says he intends to remove Syria from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, where it has been since 1979.

United States President Donald Trump has formally informed Congress of his administration’s decision to remove Syria from the United States list of State

Donald Trump has told Congress he wants to remove Syria from the US terrorism list. The move could ease sanctions, draw investment and deepen Washington's outreach to Damascus.

President Trump said Wednesday that he will lift Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

The United States said Wednesday it will delist Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, a decades-old designation that severely impeded investment, in a new vote of confidence in leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

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