The US officially removed Syria from its state sponsors of terrorism list after 47 years, lifting major barriers to private investment and

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