For the first time since the fall of Bashar Assad's regime in Syria, the EU is considering lifting sanctions in a variety of sectors. But the bloc wants to keep leverage over the Islamist group now in ...

Syria's foreign minister said in a conversation with Tony Blair that the scrapping of sanctions aimed at the Assad regime is ...

Syria's top diplomat said Wednesday that lifting economic sanctions imposed during the rule of ousted president Bashar ...

Two French investigating magistrates have issued an arrest warrant against ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for suspected ...

EU crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib announced a 235 million euro aid package for Syria and neighbouring countries on ...

EU crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib on Friday became the first European Union official to visit Syria since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last month.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached.

If Brussels’ expectations about respecting human rights and minorities "are not met," the EU will reinstitute the sanctions, the paper signed by the six European nations said.

Six member states of the European Union have called for the bloc to temporarily suspend sanctions on Syria in areas such as ...

However, she said the move would depend on Syria’s new rulers carrying out an inclusive political transition after last month ...

The sanctions currently in place are primarily against the former government of Bashar al-Assad and his allies.