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International sanctions against Syria are a series of economic sanctions and restrictions imposed on Syria which was under the Ba'athist regime at that time by the European Union, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Switzerland, mainly as a result of the repression of civilians in the Syrian civil war from 2011 onwards.
The Central Bank of Syria raised the buying exchange rate to 15,000 Syrian pounds to the United States dollar, 15,760.50 pounds to the Euro, and 428.97 pounds to the Turkish lira. [59] On 18 December the CBS said that ATM and electronic payment services were resumed, and directed banks to monitor withdrawal operations for what it said were ...
Syria proposed to instead render the facilities inoperable by sealing their entrances; the U.S. and its allies opposed this proposal and insisted on destruction. [54] By 21 March, Syria's entire supply of mustard agent had been removed. [85] On 27 April, Syria missed its revised 60-day deadline for complete removal of its full chemical weapons ...
After the first concert, she continued to hold another Tinh Nghe Si 2 with the attendance of Dam Vinh Hung, Uyen Linh, Duong Trieu Vu, Hien Thuc, Quang Linh, Giang Hong Ngoc, Gia Bao Comedy Group and raised 310 million VND [212] [213] which later was handed to Hoa My Hanh (40 million VND), the rest was divided to help Tran Dinh Duy, Quach Gia ...
ISIL's deputy leader in Syria, Abu Ali al-Anbari, was killed by JSOC special forces operatives in March 2016, in eastern Syria near the Syrian–Iraqi border, while he and three other ISIL members were traveling in a vehicle coming from Raqqa. The US Special Forces ordered him to exit the vehicle, intending to arrest him.
[29] [30] [31] Iran and Syria are close strategic allies, as Iran sees the survival of the Assad government as being crucial to its regional interests. [31] [32] Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was reported to be vocally in favor of the Baathist government. [30] By December 2013, Iran was thought to have approximately 10,000 operatives in ...
The politics of Syria is currently in a transitional period led by the Syrian transitional government. The seat of the government is located in Damascus , Syria . The previous government consisted of a President , a Prime Minister , and a legislative council with 250 seats.
Syria had been on Reporters Without Borders' Enemy of the Internet list since 2006 when the list was established. [11] In 2009, the committee to Protect Journalists named Syria number three in a list of the ten worst countries in which to be a blogger, given the arrests, harassment, and restrictions which online writers in Syria faced. [12]