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The European Parliament says China has lifted sanctions it imposed on 5 EU lawmakers in 2021
The European Parliament says China has lifted sanctions it imposed on five EU lawmakers in retaliation against the bloc’s defense of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang ...
A tale of two Syrias: free-market opening sows resentment of new rulers
Syria's new rulers proudly view Idlib as a free-market model that they erected under impossible circumstances after seizing ...
Saudi Arabia and Qatar to Pay Off Syria’s Debt to the World Bank
The countries agreed to cover $15 million owed to the lender as the new government in Damascus looks to rebuild the economy ...
Syria and Qatar to pay back Syria's debt to the World Bank
Saudi Arabia and Qatar say they will pay Syria’s outstanding debt to the World Bank, a move that is likely to make the ...
Saudi Arabia, Qatar to settle Syria's outstanding arrears of around $15 million to World Bank
Saudi Arabia and Qatar are to settle Syria's outstanding arrears of around $15 million to the World Bank, both countries said ...
Syria’s top diplomat joins UN briefing
Syria's foreign minister attended a U.N. Security Council briefing Friday after raising his country's new flag at the international body's headquarters. It was the first public appearance by a ...
Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there's an 'opportunity for a big deal' with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has assailed the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank even as he tries to reassure ...
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If Trump lifts sanctions on Russia, what would it mean?
These demands include allowing the Russian Agricultural Bank to reconnect to SWIFT ... fleet" of tankers to keep ferrying barrels around the world. What could prove more damaging than oil-related ...