US EditionBritain and EU Lift Sanctions on Syria Ahead of Sharaa-Trump Meeting
The UK and EU lifted sanctions on Syrian leaders after the UN Security Council cited no active ties between HTS and al-Qaeda, ahead of a White House meeting with President Trump.
- On Friday, Britain removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and lifted measures on Anas Khattab, Syria's Interior Minister, according to government notices mirrored by Washington.
- The UN Security Council's Thursday decision cited no active ties between HTS and al-Qaeda, following months of Washington urging the 15-member Council to ease Syria sanctions.
- After seizing power last December, Sharaa's transitional government has traveled abroad since January to re-establish Syria's international ties, following HTS's ousting of Bashar al-Assad.
- The move came ahead of a White House meeting on Monday as US President Donald Trump is due to meet Sharaa, while the Syrian government did not immediately respond on Friday.
- The EU responded it would reflect the UN decision, with a European Commission spokesperson saying, `We remain committed to a Syrian-led transition,` while arms and security restrictions stay.
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US, Britain remove sanctions on Syria’s president
LONDON/WASHINGTON - The United States and Britain removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday, a day after the United Nations Security Council did the same ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump next week, with the European Union confirming it would follow suit. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Arab NewsBritain removes sanctions on Syria’s president, EU to follow
Britain removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday, a day after the United Nations Security Council did the same, ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump next week, with the European Union confirming it would follow suit. Britain stated in a notice on its government's website that it was also lifting sanctions on Syria's Interior Minister, Anas Khattab. Both men had formerly been subject to financial sanctions ta…
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