# Manus (مانوس)

> Manus is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-26.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Manus AI](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/manus-ai.md)
- Categories: AI Assistants, AI Coding, AI Writing
- Official site: https://manus.im
- Community votes: 50
- Last updated: 2026-08-26
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/manus

## About

Autonomous AI agent that plans and executes complex tasks independently

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, verified in February 2026, when testing showed HTTP 403 errors from Syrian connections and the signup flow omitting Syria from its phone-verification country list, pointing to a deliberate exclusion. Community volunteers emailed the company in February and again in August 2026, and neither message has been answered.

## Community reports

- 2026-08-23 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer emailed Manus at contact@manus.im asking for the Syria country restriction to be reviewed, the second outreach to the company since February 2026. The email cited the rescission of Syria's State Sponsor of Terrorism designation, the December 2025 repeal of the Caesar Act, the termination of the U.S. Syria sanctions program under Executive Order 14312, OFAC's removal of the Syrian Sanctions Regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations, the European Union's sanctions lift, and License Exception SPP covering EAR99 items, and asked Manus to name the regulation the restriction rests on if it survives review. Manus has not replied to either outreach.
- 2026-02-25 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Manus at contact@manus.im requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 OFAC sanctions lift and EU sanctions removal, included links to official U.S. Treasury documentation, and pointed to unblocksyria.com/resources for additional supporting evidence. The volunteer noted that several other companies have already restored access and highlighted the importance of digital services for Syrians rebuilding their country.
- 2026-02-22 — Evidence Added. Additional evidence confirms Manus specifically excludes Syria from its service. Beyond the existing CloudFront 403 IP block, even when accessing the site via VPN, the phone verification step does not include Syria (country code +963) in its country list. This indicates a deliberate exclusion of Syria at the application level, not just CDN-level geographic restriction. Users with Syrian phone numbers cannot register for Manus regardless of their connection method. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/kh2fctssqb5jpr0j429taw0v/f0bdqbcagcje9uxcyz4ftagt-screenshot-2026-02-22-111327.png)
- 2026-02-16 — Verified. Community verification confirmed that Manus (manus.im) remains fully blocked from Syria. Testing from a Syrian IP showed the website returning HTTP 403 errors via CloudFront CDN, indicating server-side geographic restriction at the CDN level. Both the main application and website are completely inaccessible without a VPN. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/gyvhjvlm0r1i8j4y9hx6b2i3/vgv0yqwq5coxcw554k8f3ucs-1000105695.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/bwnb2w5rnlekv4kbkb1gejq2/wewzg1s4oj8d7gu1a9t7i60p-1000105696.jpg)
- 2026-01-30 — Evidence Added. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/egvobkqg5jgdz29ze83ey6ex/ty41fjq40do9z8gppnrxf38o-f2d821whfm205bqbk5d97c23-62845.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/manus?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/manus/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/manus
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/manus.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/manus.md