2025-05-20: Syria Roundup

So far today: 2025-05-20 1:36pm GMT

newarab (2025-05-20). Who was Eli Cohen, Israel's spy inside Syria's inner circle. newarab.com

newarab (2025-05-20). Syrians concerned about transitional justice commission mandate. newarab.com

Ben Arthur Thomason (2025-05-20). The U.S.A.'s Longest "Democracy" Project in Syria Has Resulted in the Empowerment of Al-Qaeda. covertactionmagazine.com Part 1 of a series exposing the farce of so-called U.S. "democracy promotion" If Americans know anything about U.S. involvement in Syria, they probably think of the recent Syrian Civil War (2011 to 2024). However, U.S. intervention in Syrian affairs goes back almost to Syrian independence from French colonialism in 1946. These U.S. interventions in …

presstv.ir (2025-05-20). Iraqi FM urges stability, inclusivity in Syria as country in tatters by foreign interventions. presstv.ir The Iraqi foreign minister stresses the critical need for stability, security and an inclusive political process in Syria, stating that all groups and faction must be engaged in shaping the nation's future.

Rizik Alabi (2025-05-20). Syria Weighs Currency Overhaul as Pound Hits New Lows. themedialine.org

Joseph Daher (2025-05-20). Three Requisites for Syria's Reconstruction Process. internationalviewpoint.org For the country's revival to be successful after years of war, inclusion of the population and democratization during the transitional period will be necessary, or national cohesion may be undermined. | – | / |

(2025-05-20). Trump's lifting of Syria sanctions is a win for Turkey, too — pointing to outsized role middle powers can play in regional affairs. | Hyeran Jo

albawaba (2025-05-20). Syrian actress Fadwa Mohsen dies aged 84. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Well-known Syrian actress Fadwa Mohsen passed away at the age of 84, local media reported on Tuesday. Fadwa Mohsen died aged 84, according to a statement from the Syrian Artists Syndicate on its official Facebook page, which also confirmed that funeral details will be announced later.Hami Bakkar posted on social media mourning his mother, Fadwa Mohsen. (Instagram)Her son, actor Hami Bakkar, mourned her on his Instagram account with touching words in which he said: "My mother has passed away. May God have mercy on you, my mother. You have gone to the Most Merciful."Fadwa Mohsen is very famous for her ro…

albawaba (2025-05-20). EU lifts economic sanctions on Syria. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The European Union (EU) agreed on Tuesday on a decision to remove all economic sanctions imposed earlier on Syria, AFP reported.The decision came with the aim to assist the country in recovering following the latest operation against the former Syrian regime, which ended in the collapse of Bashar Assad on Dec. 8, 2024. Ambassadors from the EU's 27 member states approved a preliminary deal for the move, which should be formally unveiled by foreign ministers meeting in Brussels later in the day, diplomats revealed.During his visit to Saudi Arabia, US President Donald Trump held a meeting with Syrian Inte…

aljazeera (2025-05-20). EU agrees to lift all economic sanctions on Syria: Report. aljazeera.com Sanctions were levied during the rule of Bashar al-Assad who was toppled in December.

Binoy Kampmark (2025-05-20). Al-Sharaa, Trump and Sanctions. counterpunch.org Contrary to the propaganda of moral upstarts, terrorism pays. It proves rewarding. It establishes states and reconstitutes others. It encourages change, for ill or otherwise. The stance taken, righteously pitiful, on not negotiating with those who practise it, is as faulty as battling gravity. The case of Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is a brilliant example of this. While seen as

The Syria Report (2025-05-20). Syria's Prospects of Debt Restructuring Entangled in Geopolitical Calculations. cadtm.org

_____ (2025-05-19). The Human Cost of Syria Sanctions. transcend.org 17 May 2025 – On May 13, U.S. President Trump announced he is ordering the removal of sanctions on Syria.

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