sanctions

by Daniel Kovalik, published on Defend Democracy, February 15, 2025 During her confirmation hearing for Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard was grilled about having been a purveyor of “Putin’s talking points” about the U.S. supporting al-Qaeda in Syria. Of course, Gabbard responded, there can be no doubt about the …

by Stansfield Smith, published on CovertAction Magazine, January  8, 2025 Editor’s Note: I guess this is just a reminder that the of left leaning propaganda hostile to Syria is still out there.  I never really understood this willful blindness to obvious truths, but some people seem to think that if …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, January 22, 2025 Syria’s new administration has issued its first tenders to buy crude and refined products since the fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s government in December, as fuel shortages continue to cause electricity blackouts in the country, global market intelligence firm …

News from Middle East Monitor, January 9, 2025 Editor’s note: When is the last time anyone noted that the population of Syria is “Food Insecure”.  I suppose that “recent improvements” include US release of some of Syria’s wheat from the area they occupy in the East.   Then we have “millions …

by Patrick Poppel, published on InfoBRICS.com, December 12, 2024 Europe reaps what it sows. ~jb Initially, Austria was against Bulgaria and Romania joining the Schengen area because they were afraid that many migrants would come to the Alpine republic via these countries. But that’s different now. Austria drops its veto …

from the News Desk of The Cradle, December 12, 2024 Two members of the US Congress are urging the White House to ease “some sanctions” on Syria to help its economy in the wake of the takeover of the country by extremist armed groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). …

by Roberta Rivolta, published on Counter-Hegemonic Studies, December 4, 2024 As ancient as economic wars may be, the use of embargoes as means of coercion experienced a significant acceleration only at the end of the Cold War. While the collapse of the USSR reduced the risk that a targeted nation …