Assad and his inner circle remain blacklisted. But the message is clear: the US is ready to do business with a Syria that has moved on from dictatorship—if it can prove it’s actually changed. The Media Line's intrepid correspondents are in Israel,

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday lifted sanctions against Syria, though his executive order stopped well short of easing pressure on former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In signing the order,

By Andrea Shalal, Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump signed on Monday an executive order terminating a U.S. sanctions program on Syria, allowing an end to the country's isolation from the international financial system and building on Washington's pledge to help it rebuild after a devastating civil war.