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Midweek Roundup: U.S. Bolsters Syria Sanctions, Lawmakers Call for Tougher Compliance Rules, and More
printThe U.S. Treasury Department designated over 30 Syrian entities for their support of the Assad regime. The sanctions, announced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), targeted 29 senior Syrian government officials, five companies responsible for weapons proliferation, and others. To date, OFAC has imposed sanctions on more than 100 Syrian entities, including Syria's Central Bank. More The U.S. State Department designated a Bahraini citizen a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Tuesday for his alleged membership in al-Qaida. Ahmed Abdulrahman Sihab Ahmed Sihab is accused of planning terrorist attacks and training others in al-Qaida techniques and procedures. More Separately, the...
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