EU to lift some Syria sanctions and Hassan Nasrallah's funeral

The European Union is expected to lift some sanctions on Syria this week. Syria’s Kurdish-led north-east began providing oil from its local fields to Damascus. Tens of thousands poured into Beirut for the long-delayed funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

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