Treasury Targets Repression and the Undermining of Democracy
U.S. Treasury
December 9, 2021
The U.S. imposed new sanctions on individuals and entities from Syria, Iran and Uganda.
The U.S. imposed new sanctions on individuals and entities from Syria, Iran and Uganda.
The penalty for adultery in Syria goes from a month to a year of imprisonment, according to al-Watan.
During his visit to the Iranian capital Tehran, Syrian FM Mekdad has met with several officials, SANA reports.
Israel targeted a shipment of Iranian weapons transiting through the port of Lattakia without Assad’s knowledge, according to SYRIA TV.
The oncology Center at Idleb Central Hospital has provided hundreds in Northwestern Syria with much-needed medical services to fight cancer, according to SY-24.
The FMs of Qatar and Turkey opposed normalization with the Assad regime and its return to the Arab League, according to Syria TV.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoglu has met with defected Syrian regime Prime Minister Riad Hijab during his visit to Qatar, according to al-Souria Net.
There are Iranian efforts to increase Tehran’s economic influence in Syria, including through the creation of a “Dahieh” in Damascus, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Human rights organizations have called on French President Emmanuel Macron to prosecute Abdul Hamid S, a former Syrian regime intelligence officer, for war crimes in Syria, according to the Levant.
Moscow is helping Damascus regain control of the northeastern regions of Syria through dialogue with the SDF, according to al-Watan.
The Syria Belarus Friendship Committee discussed with the Belarussian ambassador means of enhancing parliamentary relations between the two countries, SANA writes.
The SDC has expressed its readiness to participate in a “genuine, constructive dialogue process” with the Damascus government, according to al-Watan.
Although EU countries have refused to recognize the legitimacy of Bashar al-Assad’s regime since the beginning of the Syrian revolution, this consensus is being challenged, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
As the Russian rapprochement with Israel gets more and more apparent, the influence of Iran in Syria is undermined, according to al-Hal Net.
Syrian activists participated in the UNSC special session, demanding that the Assad regime be held accountable for its war crimes, according to Syria Television.
The Interim government of the Turkish-backed opposition and the Salvation government of HTS are coordinating efforts in education, according to al-Hal Net.
Social media users reported the defection of a commander from the pro-Turkish Hamza Division militia to government areas, according to al-Watan.
Russia, China, India renew their support to the sovereignty of Syria, an attack in Manbij, and an inmate reportedly killed as a result of torture in an opposition prison. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The UN Envoy to Syria is working towards a seventh meeting of the Constitutional Committee in Geneva, according to al-Souria Net.
During a basketball match in Kazakhstan, opposing the Syrian team to the Kazakh one, the Iranian anthem was played instead of that of Syria, according to al-Watan.
