# Associated Press (أسوشيتد برس)

> Associated Press is accessible in Syria, as of 2026-07-17.

- Status: accessible
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Associated Press](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/associated-press.md)
- Categories: News & Media
- Official site: https://apnews.com
- Community votes: 2
- Last updated: 2026-07-17
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/associated-press

## About

Independent global news agency providing factual reporting to media outlets worldwide

## Activity summary

Accessible in Syria, confirmed by a community report in March 2026 that found the homepage, articles, images, navigation, and live coverage all loading fully over a Syrian mobile connection with no block pages. No outreach has been needed.

## Community reports

- 2026-03-03 — Verified. Community testing confirmed that Associated Press (apnews.com) is fully accessible from Syria. The homepage loads completely on Syriatel mobile data, with all articles, images, navigation menus, and live coverage sections functioning without any restrictions or block pages. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/uppqbt3z8eylzg6m3xagck9g/qq91tei78sjm75luz7r8gmd5-associated-press-4-march-2026.jpg)

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