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People walk past a chocolate advertisement in Damascus on May 20, 2025.

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People walk past a chocolate advertisement in Damascus on May 20, 2025. © Louis Beshara, AFP

Issued on: 21/05/2025 - 01:23Modified: 21/05/2025 - 10:08

The European Union on Tuesday agreed to lift economic sanctions against Syria, said the bloc's top diplomat Kaja Kallas. It came a week after the US lifted its sanctions against Damascus. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said the EU's decision showed an “international will” to support the country after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. 

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