# Syria’s president makes first Visa payment after sanctions removal

https://mins.news/en/item/33793

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-27 01:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/27/syrias-president-makes-first-visa-payment-after-sanctions-removal?traffic_source=rss

> A video shows Syria’s president using a Visa card one day after the United States removed Syria from its State Sponsor of Terrorism list. US sanctions had kept Syrians from accessing the global banking system for more than 15 years.

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