For today, links to four reports: from the Cradle and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK, LEBANON, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down. SYRIA 2-23-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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EU eases Syria sanctions in support of de facto government. From the Cradle. EU countries today suspended with immediate effect some of the sanctions the bloc imposed on Syria, including restrictions related to energy, banking, transport, and reconstruction. READ MORE . . .

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Syria’s national dialogue conference set to kick off today. From AP. DAMASCUS — A long-awaited national dialogue conference intended to help chart Syria’s political future after the fall of former President Bashar Assad was set to begin today. The main session will be held on Tuesday, with . . . READ MORE . . .

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Tribes of south Syria reject Netanyahu’s ‘aggressive’ call for ‘demilitarization.’ From the Cradle. Syrian tribes in southern Syria today announced their rejection of the “aggressive statements” made by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a day earlier demanding “demilitarization” of the region. READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 23  Netanyahu declares ‘no Syrian forces’ to be allowed south of Damascus. From the Cradle. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded on Sunday the “complete demilitarization of southern Syria” and said Israel would not allow the new government to deploy its forces south of Damascus. READ MORE . . .

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