US imposes sanctions

US imposes Syria-related sanctions on six individuals
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US imposes Syria-related sanctions on six individuals

  • The Treasury said in a statement it imposed sanctions on Luna Al Shibl, Assad's top press officer, and Mohamad Ammar Saati bin Mohamad Nawzad.
  • The United States and its allies are united in continuing to apply pressure on Assad and his enablers until there is peaceful, political solution to the conflict.
Updated 20 Aug, 2020 09:07pm
US imposes sanctions on Chinese company over abuse of Uighurs
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US imposes sanctions on Chinese company over abuse of Uighurs

  • The move, the latest blow to US-China relations, came a week after US President Donald Trump closed the Chinese consulate in Houston.
  • The Chinese Communist Party's human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities rank as the stain of the century.
Published 01 Aug, 2020 12:00am
US slaps sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war
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US slaps sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war

  • The sanctions, imposed under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act and other measures.
  • "It is time for Assad's needless, brutal war to end. ?This, above all, is what our sanctions campaign is meant to bring about," Pompeo said.
Published 29 Jul, 2020 11:30pm