2025-05-21: Syria Roundup

So far today: 2025-05-22 03:50am GMT

Staff (2025-05-21). Gaza Health Ministry: 52 Palestinians killed so far Wednesday; IDF soldier killed in south Gaza. haaretz.com GAZA: UN says dozens of aid trucks entered, none reached destination ‚ñ ISRAEL: Britain stops trade talks over Gaza war, sanctions settlers; EU to review agreement with Israel ‚ñ SYRIA: EU removes sanctions on new gov't ‚ñ IRAN: New U.S. intel reportedly suggests that Israel is preparing to strike Iran's nuclear facilities…

Rick Sterling, LA Progressive. (2025-05-21). The Human Cost Of Syria Sanctions. popularresistance.org On May 13, Trump announced he is ordering the removal of sanctions on Syria. | Some of the U.S. sanctions can be quickly terminated because they were issued by Executive Order. Other sanctions, including the extremely damaging 2019 "Caesar" sanctions, were imposed by Congressional legislation and may require Congressional action to terminate. | The Syrian people are joyous at the prospect of the end of their country's economic nightmare. In 2010, before the conflict began, Syria was a middle-income country with free education, free healthcare, and no national debt. It was largely self-sufficient in energy and foo…

Joseph Daher (2025-05-21). 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. | – | / |

(2025-05-21). 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

The Syria Report (2025-05-21). Syria's Prospects of Debt Restructuring Entangled in Geopolitical Calculations. cadtm.org

The Media Line Staff (2025-05-21). Syria and Jordan Launch Coordination Council To Boost Regional Cooperation. themedialine.org

(2025-05-21). 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

(2025-05-21). 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

(2025-05-21). 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

(2025-05-21). 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

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-05-21). Humanitarian response funding decreases in Syria. plenglish.com Damascus, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), stated on Wednesday that the funding rate for the humanitarian response plan for Syria decreased drastically.

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