Hafez Bashar al-Assad, the eldest son of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is on the latest list of 14 senior officials and entities of the Syrian regime sanctioned by the United States Department of State under the so-called Caesar Act. The appointments, which focus on the “Barbarian First Division of the …
Read More »Syrian tycoon says front companies used to dodge sanctions as gap with Assad widens
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf revealed Sunday that he had established a network of companies off the coast to help President Bashar al-Assad evade Western sanctions, in a social media post criticizing the government for investigating your business empire. FILE PHOTO: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addresses the government …
Read More »Germany rejects Trump’s proposal to allow Russia to return to the G7 – Minister of Foreign Affairs – Agricultural products
BERLIN, July 27 (Reuters) – Germany rejected a proposal by United States President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to return to the more advanced economies of the Group of Seven (G7), Foreign Minister said German Heiko Maas in an interview published on Monday. . Trump raised the …
Read More »Germany rejects Trump’s proposal to allow Russia to return to the G7: Foreign Minister
FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas pauses as he meets Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos mansion in Athens, Greece, on July 21, 2020. REUTERS / Costas Baltas BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany rejected a proposal by United States President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin …
Read More »Hezbollah says total war with Israel is unlikely in the coming months
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The deputy head of Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement on Sunday rejected the possibility of an escalation of violence between the Iran-backed movement and Israel despite mounting tensions in the past week. FILE PHOTO: A man rides a motorcycle alongside a photo of Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan …
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