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Sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab were lifted by US, UK, UN, and EU to support a peaceful Syrian-led transition, officials said.
- On Friday, Britain lifted sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, a day after the United Nations Security Council removed them ahead of his Washington visit next week, with the European Union set to follow.
- The U.N. Security Council concluded on Thursday that it lifted measures due to no active ties between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and al‑Qaeda, while Washington had urged the 15-member Security Council for months to ease Syria sanctions.
- Once sanctioned in 2014 with a travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo, Ahmad al-Sharaa became Syria's president after HTS ousted Bashar al-Assad, while Washington and London also removed sanctions on Syria's Interior Minister Anas Khattab.
- The EU confirmed it would follow the U.N. decision on Friday, with a European Commission spokesperson saying it remains committed to a peaceful Syrian-led transition, while arms and security restrictions remain in place.
- Since seizing power last December, al-Sharaa's transitional government has pursued foreign trips to rebuild ties, and in June, U.S. measures were largely revoked as President Donald Trump sought improved relations.
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US, Britain remove sanctions on Syria's president
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.
Syrian transition President Al-Sharaa is expected to be in Washington on Monday, and the Trump administration will issue a positive interim report to its guest.
US lifts terrorist label on Syria’s leader ahead of Trump visit
The State Department announced on Friday that the United Nations Security Council lifted the terrorist designation of two Syrian officials, including the country’s new president Ahmed al-Sharaa. The adoption of a resolution “championed by the United States” to delist al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Hasan Khattub “sent a strong political signal that further recognizes Syria’s…
According to the UN Security Council, Britain has also lifted sanctions against the Syrian transitional president al-Sharaa.
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