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US military says it allowed 40 vessels carrying humanitarian aid to pass through Hormuz blockade
US Central Command (Centcom) said on Monday that the military has redirected 71 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2 to "ensure compliance" with its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
In a post to X, Centcom added that more than 40 vessels supporting humanitarian aid were allowed to pass through the blockade by the US navy.
American forces aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) remain vigilant and ready both day and night during enforcement of the U.S. blockade against Iran. As of Aug. 24, CENTCOM forces have redirected 71 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2 to ensure compliance. More than 40… pic.twitter.com/Iesf1r6kum
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) August 24, 2026
Trump removes Syria from 'terrorism list'
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The move follows 'serious and worrying' Israeli strike on Syrian military base
US President Donald Trump sits at his desk as he hosts Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa, directly across from him, in the Oval Office of the White House for the very first time, on 10 November 2025 (Syrian Arab News Agency handout via AFP)
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The Trump administration on Monday formally removed Syria from the State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) blacklist, in a landmark move that unlocks export restrictions and allows for the US to supply military aid to the country.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that he also delisted Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham's (HTS) designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, under his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, was the leader of HTS, an al-Qaeda offshoot.
"These actions represent another historic step by President Trump to give the Syrian people a path to prosperity," Rubio said.
The move follows Israel bombing Syria's Abu al-Duhur airbase last week, which escalated tensions between Washington and Damascus, as well as Syria's main foreign backer, Turkey.
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Tom Barrack, US ambassador to Turkey and envoy to Syria, called the strike "serious and worrying" in an interview last week, floating the idea that Israel may have been trying to "bait" Turkey into a war.
The US has previously signalled its intent to Syria's removal from the SST blacklist.
President Donald Trump formally kickstarted the process last month, in what was arguably the most significant result of his trip to the Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey, where he met with Sharaa on the sidelines of formal meetings.
That meeting itself was a win for Sharaa, who was first introduced to Trump a little over a year ago in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before finding himself in the Oval Office exchanging gifts with the US president in November.
No Syrian leader - and certainly not one with Sharaa's past as a US-designated terrorist - had been in the White House in decades.
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Syria was blacklisted in 1979, when the country was ruled by Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad's father. During the Cold War, Syria received financial and military aid from the Soviet Union. While the elder Assad was known for keeping channels open to both the US and its Cold War foes, he fell out with Washington over Lebanon and support for Palestinian resistance groups.
'Tough'
Trump's swift embrace of Sharaa has been one of the standout foreign policy moves of the past year, and one that perhaps no other US president from either party would have taken on.
The US president has called him "fantastic", "highly respected", and "tough".
Monday's delisting stems from Trump's executive order in June 2025, directing sanctions relief for Syria, noting his assessment of positive changes and counterterrorism actions taken by the Syrian government under Sharaa, and formal assurances provided by Damascus.
"In the past year, the Government of Syria has taken significant steps to counter terrorism, to include formally joining the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in November and conducting operations to disrupt the terror networks of ISIS, al-Qa'ida, Hizballah, and Iran-aligned groups," Rubio said.
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"Rescinding Syria's designation as an SST and HTS' designation as an SDGT eliminates the final major barriers for private sector investment in Syria and promotes Syria's economic recovery and reintegration into the global economy."
Natasha Hall, associate fellow with the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House, previously described to Middle East Eye the delisting's impact as "earth-shifting" for Syria.
"That was kind of one of the final barriers to Syria's economic recovery," she said.
The Syrian American Council, which actively pushed for the delisting, said it was "grateful" for the move.
"This is a clear win for US policy... from just the American national security perspective," the group's grassroots officer, Alberto Hernandez, told MEE. "This is the right way for engagement."
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Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour dies aged 79
Sliman Mansour, one of the leading figures in contemporary Palestinian art, has died aged 79.
In a post to Mansour's Instagram account, his family annouced his death, writing: “The final chapter has been written. With hearts heavy beyond words, we share that our beloved father has passed away.
“To the world, he leaves behind a life filled with beauty, memory, and a legacy that will continue to live through all those he touched. But to us, we lost a father, our source of love, strength and home,” they wrote.
Born in Birzeit, near Ramallah, in 1947, Mansour graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem in 1970, and became a prominent figure in Palestinian art for more than five decades.
In 1994, he co-founded Al-Wasiti Art Centre in East Jerusalem, established to preserve Palestinian art and connect artists living in Palestine with those in exile and later joined the founding board of the International Academy of Art Palestine in Ramallah.
His work helped to shape a visual language for Palestinian identity, drawing repeatedly on the land and experiences of displacement and occupation, often using traditional embroidery and olive trees in his depictions.
A member of staff walks past Untitled by Sliman Mansour at an exhibition in London on 31 October 2025 (Thomas Krych/Zuma Press Wire/Reuters)