Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday welcomed the permanent lifting by the United States of the so-called Caesar sanctions, paving the way for the return of investments to the war-ravaged nation.The US Congress on Wednesday permanently ended the sanctions imposed on Syria under Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted in December last year.The Caesar Act, named after an anonymous photographer who documented atrocities in al-Assad’s prisons, severely restricted investment and cut off Syria from the international banking system.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Today is the first day that Syria is without sanctions, thanks to God Almighty, and then to your efforts and patience for 14 years,” al-Sharaa said in a recorded video in the first post of his official X account.Al-Sharaa gave his “special thanks to (US) President Donald Trump... for responding to the call of the Syrian people, and to the members of Congress for recognising the