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24 Jun, 2026
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Restricted for users in Syria, confirmed by community testing in May 2026. The marketing site loads from Syrian IPs and existing services remain reachable, but the enterprise sign-up form excludes Syria from its country list, blocking new account registration. No outreach has been made yet.
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Community testing confirmed that Alibaba Cloud restricts account creation for Syrian users. The marketing site loads from Syrian IPs, but the Enterprise sign-up page rejects «Syria» when entered in the Country/Region field, displaying «Country/Region not found». Existing services and the broader sit...
You can help change this. Syria's political situation has changed—all sanctions have been lifted. Many companies just haven't updated their policies yet. If you work at Alibaba Cloud or know someone who does, share our resources with their legal or compliance team. Sometimes all it takes is one person asking the right question.
Tips for advocating: Reach out to legal, compliance, or policy teams. Reference the lifted sanctions. Point to competitors who have already unblocked Syria. Every voice matters.
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