President Donald Trump on Monday lifted U.S. sanctions on Syria, signing an executive order to carry out a promise he made in May. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters ahead of the signing that Trump's action was designed to "promote and support the country's path to stability and peace."

By Andrea Shalal, Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra PamukWASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump is set to sign on Monday an executive order terminating a U.S. sanctions program on Syria to allow an end to the country's isolation from the international financial system,

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to terminate U.S. sanctions against Syria in a massive first step to