US extends pause on Syria sanctions

"The U.S. has prolonged the suspension of a broad package of sanctions on Syria for another

180 days as President Donald Trump met with the Syrian interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, at the White House.
Washington announced the decision in a tri-seal advisory issued jointly by the Treasury Department and the Departments of State and Commerce. The document listed the restrictions lifted from Syria and provided guidelines for companies seeking to do business with the Middle Eastern state." RT