BEIRUT (AP) — The move by the United States to lift sweeping sanctions on Syria could encourage more refugees to return to their country and also help encourage investments, the head of the U.N. refugee agency in Lebanon said Thursday.
The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday to permanently remove the so-called Caesar Act sanctions after President Donald Trump previously temporarily lifted the penalties by an executive order. The vote came as part of the passage of the country’s annual defense spending bill. Trump is expected to sign off on the final repeal Thursday.
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