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January 16, 2021 Aaron MATÉ Crippling US sanctions imposed under the Caesar Act are decimating war-ravaged Syrian civilians, are illegal, and should be lifted, the UN Special Rapporteur on sanctions says. An independent United Nations expert is calling on the US to lift its crippling sanctions on Syria. Under the Caesar Act, US sanctions explicitly target Syria’s reconstruction in the aftermath of a catastrophic 10-year war. Alena Douhan, the UN Special Rapporteur on the impact of sanctions,...

Copyright © 2021 Enab Baladi. Enab Baladi is a nonprofit charitable 501(c)(3) organization, Tax ID. 46-3313735 The Gulf reconciliation: Slight reverberations detected within the Syrian arena Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, and Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed (Designed by Enab Baladi) Zeynep Masri | Saleh Malas | Hussam Mahmoud The 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, held on 5 January, in al-Ula cit...

If President-elect Joe Biden makes good on his campaign rhetoric, his sanctions policy will meet the approval of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). Back in April, as even the strongest nations reeled from COVID-19, then-candidate Biden petitioned the Trump administration for sanctions relief on the hardest-hit nations—including Iran and Syria. “In times of global crisis, America should lead,” he said. “We should be the first to offer help to people who are hurting or in danger. That�...

US economic sanctions on Syria could impact population 1 minute read By Rania Zanoun Damascus, Jan 11 (efe-epa).- Syria’s central bank has been targeted by the most recent round of sanctions imposed by the United States under the Caesar Act, which experts warn that would worsen the economic crisis in the Arab country. Washington has imposed six rounds of sanctions on people, companies and entities with links to the government of Bashar al-Assad since the implementation of the act, named aft...

3 Min Read AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Wednesday that sweeping new U.S. sanctions amounted to a new stage of economic warfare against his government and were part of long-standing U.S. efforts to “choke” the living standards of Syrians. Syrias President Bashar al-Assad addresses the new members of parliament in Damascus, Syria in this handout released by SANA on August 12, 2020. SANA/Handout via REUTERS In a speech to deputies at the presidential palace, Assad...

The Energy Sector, Competition and Security in the Eastern Mediterranean Jan 6, 2021 12:45:pm Summary Recently, and particularly in 2019–2020, scholars have been increasingly focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean owing to its importance for global transport routes and its growing energy potential. by: Modern Diplomacy Posted in: The Energy Sector, Competition and Security in the Eastern Mediterranean The energy sources in the Levant basin raise the legitimate quest...

Antiwar.com Original US Should Avoid Other Nations Civil Warsby Doug Bandow Posted on It took a particularly perverse and misguided mindset to watch the tragic collapse of Syria and insist that Washington intervene. One of the most important benefits of living in a nation that is stable politically (well, sort of these days!) and prosperous economically is to escape precisely that sort of devastating collapse. The U.S. government’s job is to protect its own people, and that shoul...

UN rights expert urges US to remove sanctions hindering rebuilding in Syria December 30, 2020 File photo shows a young child walks through the streets in Aleppo, Syria. — courtesy UNICEF/Grove Hermansen Alena Douhan, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative impacts of unilateral coercive measures on human rights. GENEVA — A UN independent human rights expert, on Tuesday, called on the United States to remove unilateral sanctions again...