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OFAC names the Commercial Bank of Syria, the Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank and Syriatel as specially designated nationals; additional sanctions against Syria expected

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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  • Syria, USA
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  • August 11 2011

On August 10, 2011, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, US Department of the Treasury (OFAC) named the Commercial Bank of Syria, its subsidiary the Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank, and Syriatel, Syria’s largest mobile phone company, as Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs) under three separate executive orders

New sanctions target companies providing information technologies to Syria and Iran for perpetration of human rights abuses

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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  • Iran, Syria, USA
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  • April 26 2012

On April 22, 2012, President Obama issued an Executive Order authorizing new sanctions on individuals and entities that operate or provide information technology that facilitates the perpetration of human rights abuses by the Syrian and Iranian Governments

President Obama issues executive order imposing sanctions on Assad regime in Syria

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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  • Syria, USA
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  • May 20 2011

On May 18, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order 13573, 76 FR 29143, imposing sanctions against the Assad regime in Syria in response to its crackdown of dissidents during the ongoing uprising in the country