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Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday thanked the leaders of Turkiye, US, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar for their role in lifting the Caesar Act sanctions on the country, Anadolu reports. This came in a short video posted on his account on the US social media company X after President Donald Trump signed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, formally ending the sanctions imposed under the Caesar Act during the rule of the ousted Bashar al-Assad regime. “Great Syrian people, I address you today from the slopes of Mount Qasioun (in the capital Damascus) with congratulations and thanks for the lifting of sanctions on Syria. Today will be the first day of Syria without sanctions, by the grace of God Almighty, and then […]
