USA suspended sanctions against Syria

The United States has suspended sanctions against Syria for 180 days in order to provide Damascus with electricity, water, and humanitarian aid.

This is stated in the text of a statement by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, published by the State Department.

"In accordance with the president's promise to ease sanctions in Syria, I have issued a 180-day exemption from mandatory sanctions. These exemptions will help provide electricity, water, and sanitation, and will allow more effective delivery of humanitarian aid throughout Syria," the statement says.