Trump notifies Congress of plans to rescind Syria's State Sponsor of Terrorism label, held since 1979, opening a 45-day review and major policy

Syria is set to be removed from the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list after nearly 47 years.

The expiration of a 45-day US congressional review period has cleared a key procedural hurdle toward removing Syria from Washington's state sponsors of terrorism list.

Hayat Tahrir Al Sham's designation as a foreign terrorist organisation also revoked

Syria had been on the list since 1979, but with the overthrow of longtime dictator Bashar Assad, Washington and Damascus have improved relations.