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Officials hope to strike an agreement this year to send funds to Damascus

With the last package of sanctions lifted, foreign businesses see opportunities aplenty. But there are obstacles ...

Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot begins tour in Damascus before planned stops in Baghdad, Erbil and Beirut

Diplomatic talks between the US and Iran this week are welcome in European capitals

France has launched war crimes investigations into citizens of dual nationality

International values of Aiman Ezzat have been proven in a crisis

EU institutions have failed to agree on sanctions against Israel despite it breaching a bilateral agreement

Donor status means EU operates in some the Middle East's most contested areas

Reopening Rafah border crossing for pedestrians can't make up for trickle of lorries, EU crisis chief tells The National

Decision triggered by regime's mass killing of protesters

France ends opposition to move after Spain and Italy shift position

Closed-door discussions described as 'highly sensitive and political'

EU aims to strengthen digital independence and become less reliant on US

Palestinians who won scholarships tell of 'anguish, fear, and worry' as they wait

Italian government's U-turn significant for EU listing that requires unanimous approval