{"id":289514,"date":"2025-04-24T18:54:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T18:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/24\/britain-lifts-sanctions-on-syrian-security-agencies\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T18:54:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T18:54:07","slug":"britain-lifts-sanctions-on-syrian-security-agencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/24\/britain-lifts-sanctions-on-syrian-security-agencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain Lifts Sanctions on Syrian Security Agencies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Britain on Thursday lifted sanctions that had been imposed on several Syrian government agencies during the rule of the now-deposed president, Bashar al-Assad, in the latest sign of Western engagement with the country\u2019s new leaders.<\/p>\n

In a notice updating its list<\/a> of those sanctioned, the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office named a dozen organizations \u2014 many defense or security related, including Syria\u2019s interior and defense ministries and its military intelligence agency \u2014 that were no longer subject to an asset freeze.<\/p>\n

In a separate statement<\/a>, it added that Britain would end \u201crestrictions on some sectors, including financial services and energy production in Syria,\u201d in a move designed to encourage investment in Syrian energy infrastructure and help with the country\u2019s economic recovery.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Syrian people deserve the opportunity to rebuild their country and economy, and a stable Syria is in the U.K.\u2019s national interest,\u201d Hamish Falconer, a minister at the British Foreign Office responsible for the Middle East, said in the statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n