Untied States

Rubio Says Syria Could Be Weeks Away from 'Full-Scale Civil War'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Tuesday that Syria could be weeks away from a fresh civil war of "epic proportions," as he called for support for the transitional leadership. "It is our assessment that, frankly, the transitional authority, given the challenges they're facing, is maybe weeks -- not many months -- away ...

US Temporarily Eases Some Syria Sanctions

The United States announced Monday that it was providing additional sanctions relief on some activities in Syria for the next six months to ease access to basic services following the fall of strongman Bashar al-Assad. The US Treasury said it had issued a new general license to expand the allowed activities and transactions with Syria while ...