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Lifting Sanctions can Supercharge Syria's Liberal Economic Opening

On May 13, U.S. President Donald Trump suddenly announced a “cessation” of sanctions during a major speech in Riyadh. The Syrian diaspora in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and

'Freed From Assad,' Syrians Rejoice While Wary of What Comes Next

Traveling across Syria from north to south this week, from Aleppo to Damascus, I retraced the lightning rebel offensive that in just days ended President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.

There Are No 'Safe Zones' in Syria for Refugees Forced to Return Home

“I paid to escape the shelling in Lebanon to reach my village, which is also under bombardment by Assad’s army.”

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