A man in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, celebrating on Dec. 8, 2025, the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient Today) Photo5_257974
After being temporarily suspended twice this year, the Caesar Act is now on the verge of disappearing altogether. On Dec. 17, the U.S. Congress, both the House of Representatives and the Senate, approved its repeal as part of the adoption of the 2026 defense budget.The definitive lifting of the sanctions provided for under the law still requires ratification by U.S. President Donald Trump, but this step is widely seen as a formality.The Senate vote opens “new horizons for cooperation and partnership between our country and the rest of the world,” Syria’s foreign minister, Assaad al-Shaibani, said on Telegram.The Caesar Act — introduced in December 2019 and extended five years later — targeted the regime of Bashar al-Assad, which was toppled in December 2025, but its implications extended beyond Syria, weighing in particular on the...
After being temporarily suspended twice this year, the Caesar Act is now on the verge of disappearing altogether. On Dec. 17, the U.S. Congress, both the House of Representatives and the Senate, approved its repeal as part of the adoption of the 2026 defense budget.The definitive lifting of the sanctions provided for under the law still requires ratification by U.S. President Donald Trump, but this step is widely seen as a formality.The Senate vote opens “new horizons for cooperation and partnership between our country and the rest of the world,” Syria’s foreign minister, Assaad al-Shaibani, said on Telegram.The Caesar Act — introduced in December 2019 and extended five years later — targeted the regime of Bashar al-Assad, which was toppled in December 2025, but its implications extended beyond Syria, weighing in particular on...
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