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SHARE The US slapped new sanctions on Syria’s First Lady, Asma Al Assad, her UK-based parents and others on Tuesday, saying she used her charities to consolidate power and block efforts to end her country’s brutal civil war. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said asset freezes and travel bans on the British-born wife of President Bashar Al Assad and 17 other people and entities would intensify pressure on the embattled regime and its foreign backers. The sanctions, under the so-called Caesa...

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Brief Analysis If Biden wants to create additional leverage before attempting difficult negotiations with Russia, he will need to display strategic patience by partnering with allies on ten preliminary issues. The Syria policy of President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration remains relatively mysterious. Five contradictory factors may frame it. First, Syria has never really been a U.S. policy priority in the Middle East, and renewing the international framework to halt Iran’s nuclear...

Monday, 21 December, 2020 - 06:30 General view shows Damascus, Syria. Reuters file photo London - Asharq Al-Awsat The US embassy in Damascus said in statements on Sunday that Washington will continue to impose sanctions on Syria under the Caesar Act until the Syrian regime ends its violence. “One year ago, President Donald Trump signed the Caesar Act into law to hold Bashar al-Assad and his regime accountable for the atrocities...

Saturday, 19 December, 2020 - 08:30 Bashar Assad and his wife Asma at a polling station in Damascus on July 19. (AFP) London – Ibrahim Hamidi The upcoming Syrian presidential elections will be the scene of an “early silent battle” between Russia and its allies on the one side and the United States and its partners on the other. The elections will be the first to be held after Russia cemented its military presence in the war-...

ALEPPO: Christmas in Syria will be “simple”, a reminder of the Holy Family in the Bethlehem grotto “with few lights and decorations”, but with “churches packed” by the faithful against the tragic backdrop “of sanctions, which kill more than bombs during the war,” this according to Bishop Georges Abou Khazen, apostolic vicar of Aleppo of the Latins. Speaking about the atmosphere during Advent in the largest city in northern Syria, a major battleground during the civil war until i...

By Samir Nassar The declining of violence in Syria "is giving way to an even harsher economic war,” from the embargo to the Caesar Act, the result "is a further lack of resources and raw materials," notes Msgr. Samir Nassar. makes life even more difficult The Maronite Archbishop of Damascus shared a letter with AsiaNews to mark Advent and preparation for Christmas among Syrian Christians. Covid-19 " makes life even more difficult", says the prelate, but in the face of challenges, the faithful...

Trump Is Prolonging the Civil War in Syria Under the Obama and Trump administrations, the unending war has caused one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. But will Biden be any different? Despite President Donald Trump’s multiple promises to end U.S. involvement in endless wars, his administration is intentionally prolonging the civil war in Syria, which shows no signs of ending after nearly a decade of fighting. Since it began, more than 5.6 million Syrians have fled the country...

4 Min Read AMMAN (Reuters) - ‮Syria‬’s long-time foreign minister Walid al-Moalem, an unyielding defender of Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s bloody crackdown on peaceful protesters that sparked a decade-old conflict, died on Monday. People carry the coffin of Syrias Foreign Minister Walid al-Moalem, during his funeral at Saad bin Muath Mosque in Damascus, Syria, November 16, 2020. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki The government gave no details of the cause of death, but the 79-year-old had been...

Further US sanctions on Hizbullah allies unlikely to influence military operations abroad 15 December 2020 Further US sanctions on Hizbullah allies unlikely to influence military operations abroad The United States has imposed sanctions on Hizbullah since at least 2006. More recently, the government imposed sanctions under the Hizbullah Financial Prevention Act of 2011. The Act sought to limit US financial institutions from dealing with groups or individuals associated with Hizbullah. Before th...