Assad, business owners have been waiting for Washington to ease sanctions and pave the way for an economic renewal.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee leaders offered rare bipartisan support for an executive action this week by President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will ease sanctions on Syria could eventually facilitate the country’s recovery from years of civil war and transform the lives of everyday Syrians.

The U.S. agreed to sell Saudi Arabia an arms package worth nearly ... which had continued after al-Assad's ouster. The economic sanctions cut off Syria from the global financial system and has ...

President Donald Trump spoke of a future for the Middle East steeped in prosperity, business deals and technological advances as he announced the U.S. would end sanctions against war-torn Syria and signed a $600 billion investment agreement with Saudi Arabia in his first visit to the region since his second term began.