The UN’s top political affairs official and the deputy emergency relief coordinator briefed ambassadors in the Security Council on Thursday, saying that Syrians have made tangible progress over the past year but warning that the country’s recovery remains fragile and
Federal Government Issues Tri-Seal Advisory on Sanctions and Export Controls Relief for Syria
On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, issued a Tri-Seal Advisory on sanctions and export controls relief for Syria.
The advisory
Update: Temporary Protected Status Designation for Syria Terminated, Effective November 21, 2025
Quick Hits
- On September 22, 2025, DHS published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the termination of the TPS designation for Syria, effective November 21, 2025.
- The TPS designation was created to provide temporary status to foreign nationals in
U.S. Commerce Department Eases Export Control Restrictions for Syria
On September 2, 2025, the U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published in the Federal Register a final rule titled Relaxing Export Controls for Syria (the “Syria Export Controls Rule”). The rule eases certain export controls applicable
Keeping an EAR Out for Syria: BIS Reduces Export Controls
The pace of U.S. regulatory changes regarding Syria continues to increase. Building on our previous posts (“Syria-ous Changes for Middle East Business?” and “Unpacking the U-Turn: What the Syria Sanctions Repeal Really Means”), we describe below
Limited Relaxation of US Export Controls on Syria Leaves Many Restrictions in Place
On August 28, 2025, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a rule relaxing certain restrictions on Syria under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). But unlike the much broader lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria, which
BIS relaxes export controls on Syria
Following President Trump’s June executive order revoking the comprehensive U.S. sanctions on Syria, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is relaxing the existing restrictions on exports and reexports to Syria under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
The final rule
Europe adjusts food import control rates
Tighter controls for Salmonella on tahini and halva from Syria are among changes made by the European Commission to checks on imported products.
The revised legislation sets the rate of official controls and special conditions for food and feed of non-animal
Unpacking the U-Turn: What the Syria Sanctions Repeal Really Means
The United States has taken a historic step by terminating the Syria Sanctions Program, marking the most significant shift in U.S. foreign policy towards Syria since the fall of the Assad regime. In our earlier post, we outlined the
A Syrian Death Factory Gives Up Its Secrets – WSJ
SAYDNAYA, Syria Inside Bashar al-Assad s most-notorious death factory, the hangings had become routine.Once a month, around midnight, the guards at Saydnaya prison would call the names of the condemned, usually dozens at a time. They wrapped nooses around their