Syrians on the streets of Damascus Saturday welcomed the move by the Trump administration to ease sanctions imposed on the war-torn country. US President Donald Trump granted Syria sweeping exemptions from sanctions in a major first step toward fulfilling his pledge to lift a half-century of penalties on a country shattered by 14 years of civil war. (AP Video: Ghaith Alsayed)
Syrians welcome easing of US sanctions, hope for country’s economic recovery
Syrians on the streets of Damascus Saturday welcomed the move by the Trump administration to ease sanctions imposed on the war-torn country. US President Donald Trump granted Syria sweeping exemptions from sanctions in a major first step toward fulfilling his pledge to lift a half-century of penalties on a country shattered by 14 years of civil war. (AP Video: Ghaith Alsayed)