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.

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

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

Freed from the Assad family and its apparatus of cruel repression, Syrians remain euphoric about the sudden collapse of a ...

Key European Union member states want to suspend some sanctions on Syria to help ensure a peaceful transition of power after ...

The country's new rulers have been pushing for sanctions relief since overthrowing Bashar al-Assad's government last month ...

The EU, United States, Britain and other governments imposed tough sanctions on Syria after Assad's crackdown on ...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday that he had called for a moratorium on EU sanctions on Syria for six ...

But Germany's foreign minister said sanctions against “Assad’s henchmen who committed serious crimes” must remain in place.

Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, said the foreign ministers would convene in Brussels on Jan. 27 in an effort to ...

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria after meetings with top diplomats from ...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the transition in the country following ...