Overview
- Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani thanked Ottawa on X after what he described as Canada's removal of Syria from its terrorism list and the lifting of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s designation.
- Syria’s Foreign Ministry called the reported reversal a positive development and cited the toll prior measures took on civilians and key sectors.
- The ministry said the decision could open a new phase of cooperation and expressed readiness to engage partners on economic recovery and reconstruction.
- The report notes Canada has not issued a detailed public explanation for the policy shift.
- HTS has been listed by Canada since 2012, and the article describes Al-Shaibani as a former member of Jabhat al-Nusra.