# American Express (أمريكان إكسبريس)

> American Express is available in Syria with limited functionality, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: limited
- Outreach: Partially Resolved
- Company: [American Express](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/american-express.md)
- Categories: Card Networks, Banking, Payment Services, Travel Booking
- Official site: https://www.americanexpress.com
- Community votes: 32
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/american-express

## About

Global payment network and credit card issuer offering charge cards, rewards, and financial services

## Activity summary

Limited in Syria as of July 2026. A community volunteer contacted American Express in March 2026 requesting a compliance review of Syria availability, citing the lifted US and EU sanctions, and no reply was received. Community testing on July 17, 2026 found that Syrian airports including Damascus (DAM) are now selectable destinations in the American Express travel booking platform, where Syria was previously absent, a partial reinstatement following the sanctions relief and the 2026 reopening of Syrian airports. Full card and account services for residents in Syria are not yet confirmed.

## Community reports

- 2026-07-17 — Partially Resolved. American Express has partially reinstated Syria-related functionality on its platform. Syrian airports, including Damascus (DAM), are now bookable destinations in the American Express travel booking flow, reversing their prior complete exclusion. This partial reopening aligns with the lifting of US sanctions on Syria and the return of international flights to Syrian airports in 2026. The service status has been updated from blocked to limited. No direct company response to prior outreach has been received, so the change appears to follow the broader easing of restrictions rather than a specific reply. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/jrut8dh2m5pg0ksyhr8rar24/stk2qrdyaow2k40a6tgu25dd-img-0114.jpeg)
- 2026-07-17 — Verified. Community testing found that American Express's travel booking platform now lists Syrian airports as selectable destinations. In the «Book a Flight» search, entering Damascus returns «Damascus (DAM - Damascus International Airport), Syrian Arab Republic» as a bookable airport, alongside Aleppo, where Syrian destinations were previously absent from the platform entirely. The change follows the full termination of US sanctions on Syria (effective July 2025) and the 2026 reopening of Damascus and Aleppo airports to international carriers. This indicates American Express has partially reinstated Syria-related functionality; full card and account services for residents in Syria are not yet confirmed. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/jrut8dh2m5pg0ksyhr8rar24/stk2qrdyaow2k40a6tgu25dd-img-0114.jpeg)
- 2026-03-04 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed American Express's Global Risk Management and Corporate Secretary's Office at globalriskmanagement@aexp.com and corporatesecretarysoffice@aexp.com requesting a formal compliance review regarding service availability for Syria. The email cited regulatory developments from the U.S. Treasury, OFAC, the Department of Commerce, and the European Commission that have expanded authorized financial and technological activities related to Syria, and asked American Express to reassess whether updated frameworks now permit a controlled reinstatement of services for the region.

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/american-express?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/american-express/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/american-express
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/american-express.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/american-express.md