The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on Syria’s central bank chief and 16 other people or institutions, part of a bid to prevent the war-ravaged country from normalizing under President …
US slaps new sanctions on Syrian entities and individuals
The Trump Administration has imposed sanctions on entities and individuals in Syria as part of Washington’s pressure campaign against President Bashar Assad and his inner circle …
US imposes sanctions on ‘key enablers’ of Syria’s Assad government
The United States has slapped sanctions on several “key enablers” of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, as Washington tries to push Damascus back to UN-led negotiations and broker an end to the …
US sanctions Syria regime entities for attacks
Head of Syrian regime’s intelligence directorate, Central Bank governor, among those blacklisted – Anadolu Agency …
US Imposes New Sanctions on Syrian Government
The U.S. has sanctioned 13 entities and six people in an ongoing campaign to cut off revenue to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday the …
U.S. blacklists more Syrians in fresh push for Assad to end war
The United States on Wednesday blacklisted what it called “key enablers” of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government, reinforcing efforts to push Damascus back to United Nations-led negotiations …
US slaps new sanctions on 17 Syrian targets including Tourism Ministry
Today, the U.S. sanctioned 17 of Assad’s corrupt military, government, and business leaders, as well as firms profiting from the Syrian conflict. Their actions victimize the Syrian people and …
U.S. Sanctions Syria Central-Bank Governor, Intelligence Chief and Others
The Trump administration added Syria’s central-bank governor and an intelligence chief to its sanctions blacklist, along with a Syrian businessman and several of his firms, part of a series of U.S.
‘Imagine Caucasus becoming another Syria?’: Armenia’s president pleas for urgent international support
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian issued a stern warning to the international community on Wednesday, as tensions flare between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
French Authorities Arrest 29 Suspected of Using Crypto to Fund Extremists in Syria
In a major operation on Tuesday, French police arrested 29 people suspected of funding Islamist extremists in Syria using cryptocurrency. As reported by ABC News on Wednesday, the …