By Andrea Shalal, Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump signed on Monday an executive order terminating a U.S. sanctions program on Syria, allowing an end to the country's isolation from the international financial system and building on Washington's pledge to help it rebuild after a devastating civil war.

The White House said it would monitor the new Syrian government's actions including "taking concrete steps toward normalising ties with Israel"

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday afternoon removing many U.S. sanctions levied against Syria.