Removal of US sanctions offers Syria a chance to fully rejoin the global financial system after years of isolation.

The Trump administration is expected to rescind the label on Monday, a US official said.

The Trump administration also took Hayat Tahrir al-Sham off its blacklist of Specially Designated Global Terrorist organizations.

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