Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 47

21-Nov-2011

syria

More EU Sanctions On Syria

The European Union on 14 November decided to increase sanctions on the Syrian regime by adding 18 new names to the blacklist of Syrian individuals who took part in the violent crackdown on anti-government protests. The names include senior military and intelligence chiefs, deputy minister of the interior Saqr Bek, and a lawyer, Bassam Sabbagh a legal and financial adviser to President Bashar al-Asads...