The UN Security Council on Thursday announced its adoption of Resolution 2799, which aims to remove two individuals, including current President Ahmed al-Sharaa, from its sanctions list on the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda, in a move widely celebrated as a revival of Syria’s economy.

14 members of the council voted in favor of the resolution. China abstained from the vote, stating that the US-sponsored resolution did not fully heed the views of all the members and compelled the council to take action despite huge differences among members in an attempt to serve its own political agenda.

Syria’s delegate, Ambassador Ibrahim Abdulmalik Olabi, hailed this recent development, stating: “We consider [this resolution] a sign of a growing confidence in the new

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