US expands sanctions on Assad, blacklists 5 people, 9 entities

Wednesday’s sanctions imposed by the US Treasury and the US State Department seek to deprive Assad government of funds. The United States on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions aimed at depriving the Syrian government of funds and warned that Washington would blacklist anyone doing business with President Bashar al-Assad’s government until he supports a negotiated... Read More

China Strongly Condemns U.S. Blacklisting Dozens of Its Firms

(Bloomberg) — China condemned the U.S. adding 33 Chinese entities to a trade blacklist, a move that risks potential retaliation from Beijing as tensions between the world’s two-biggest economies deteriorate further. The U.S. Department of Commerce on Saturday expanded its so-called entities list, which restricts access to American technology and other items, to include... Read More