Visa and Mastercard processed the first international card payments in Syria in over 15 years after the US removed the country from its terrorism

Transactions come days after US removes Damascus from State Sponsors of Terrorism list, as the country seeks to reconnect with the global financial system

RIYADH: Would that be cash or card, Mr. President? With a simple tap on a payment machine in Damascus, President Ahmed Al-Sharaa marked Syria’s removal from the list of state…