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Syria’s president makes first Visa payment after sanctions removal

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English August 27, 2026 at 1:08 AM

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A video shows Syria’s president using a Visa card, one day after the US removed the country from the State Sponsor of Terrorism list. US sanctions had banned Syrians from accessing the global banking system for more than 15 years.

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