U.S. sanctions are not working, unless our goal is simply to impoverish the Syrian people. Syria has been at war for more than a decade. Its agony continues, with the U.S. punishing the Syrian people …
US unveils Caesar sanctions on Syrian money service businesses
The sanctions targeting a pair of money service businesses are the administration’s second use of the bipartisan Caesar Act.
Iran plans to escalate attacks against U.S. troops in Syria, documents show
Documents show new push by Moscow, Tehran and Damascus to oust U.S. forces from Syria, including through lethal explosive attacks.
Vietnam to host Syria on FIFA Days in June
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German police arrest 7 suspected of financing ISIL in Syria
Four women and three men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of helping to finance ISIL terrorists in Syria.
Blast in east Lebanon kills 5 in base controlled by Palestinian faction, Israel denies role
A blast early Wednesday at a military base controlled by a Syria-backed Palestinian faction in eastern Lebanon killed five Palestinian militants and wounded 10 others, according …
Is there any hope for Syria’s startups?
It has been 12 years since the civil war in Syria devastated the country and its economy. What was once a promising middle income …
US imposes sanctions on major Syrian financial facilitators
Treasury Department sanctions 2 money service businesses for helping regime maintain access to international financial system – Anadolu Ajansı …
US imposes sanctions on major Syrian financial facilitators
Treasury Department sanctions 2 money service businesses for helping regime maintain access to international financial system – Anadolu Ajansı …
US Treasury imposes sanctions on Syrian financial facilitators enabling regime, Hezbollah, and IRGC access to international financial system
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on Syrian financial facilitators who have been instrumental in enabling the Syrian regime, Hezbollah, …