Britain on Thursday removed 24 Syrian entities from its sanctions list and unfroze their assets, including the Central Bank of Syria, other banks and petroleum companies, APA reports citing Al Arabiya.
The West is rethinking its approach to Syria after insurgent forces led by the “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” ousted Bashar al-Assad as president in December. Last month, European Union countries suspended a range of sanctions against Syria.
Britain’s foreign office did not give further details on the lifting of the sanctions and did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A Syrian government media official did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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