In an effort to “facilitate engagement” with Syria’s new leaders, the European Union on Monday suspended sanctions on Syria’s energy, transport, and banking sectors, on the condition that the new government show progress towards respecting minorities’ rights and establishing a democracy.
EU eases sanctions on major Syrian economic sectors
Israel bulldozes Palestinian-owned olive groves near Ramallah ahead of harvest
News Desk
Israeli bulldozers have destroyed olive groves in Deir Nidham, near Ramallah, disrupting Palestinian farmers ahead of the October harvest. Farmers Abd Alfattah and Nather Tamimi