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US slaps sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war
Middle East
July 30, 2020
US slaps sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions aimed at cutting off funds for Syrian President Bashar…
No sweet victory for Assad as economy collapses and US sanctions hit
Middle East
June 24, 2020
No sweet victory for Assad as economy collapses and US sanctions hit
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) — Just last year, President Bashar al-Assad seemed on the brink of crowning military victories by easing his…
Syrian FM says US sanctions seek to ‘starve the people’
Middle East
June 23, 2020
Syrian FM says US sanctions seek to ‘starve the people’
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s foreign minister accused the United States on Tuesday of allegedly “seeking to starve the people”…
US sanctions dozens including Assad wife in new Syria campaign
Middle East
June 17, 2020
US sanctions dozens including Assad wife in new Syria campaign
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s wife and dozens of others as it vowed…
Nasrallah says Lebanon should not observe US Syria sanctions
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Nasrallah says Lebanon should not observe US Syria sanctions
BEIRUT (AP) — The head of Hezbollah group on Tuesday said Lebanon should not observe new US sanctions against Syria…
Looming US sanctions shake Syria, hasten economic meltdown
Middle East
June 12, 2020
Looming US sanctions shake Syria, hasten economic meltdown
BEIRUT (AP) — In scenes not witnessed for years in government-controlled parts of Syria, dozens of men and women marched…
Syria: New US sanctions set to make Assad squirm
Middle East
June 9, 2020
Syria: New US sanctions set to make Assad squirm
Wide-ranging new sanctions are designed to isolate anyone doing business with Bashar al-Assad’s government. But with the population reeling from…