# Mashreq (بنك المشرق)

> Mashreq is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-09-06.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Mashreq](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/mashreq.md)
- Categories: Banking, Money Transfer
- Official site: https://www.mashreq.com
- Community votes: 5
- Last updated: 2026-09-06
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/mashreq

## About

UAE bank offering personal and business accounts, cards, loans, international transfers and the Mashreq Neo digital banking app

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria. Community testing in September 2026 found mashreq.com returning a bare 403 Forbidden from a Syrian connection, with the app reported to open only over a UAE VPN, and no outreach has been made yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-09-06 — Investigated. Community testing confirmed that Mashreq is blocked in Syria. Opening mashreq.com from a Syrian mobile connection returns a bare 403 Forbidden page carrying only a transaction ID. The mobile app is reported to open only over a UAE VPN. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/hpgxqq7auetwgd8jni72wu9r/rawlbbo0190arv03gh9597kr.png)

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