Tag: US sanctions
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US sanctions complicate Syria’s return to Arab League: UAE
Abu Dhabi, March 9 (AFP/APP):The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday that tough US sanctions on war-ravaged Syria make it more challenging for Damascus to return to the Arab League. Through Washington’s Caesar Act, a law that took effect in June last year, the United States is hoping to prevent any reconstruction effort or normalisation of…
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Squeezed by sanctions, pandemic, Cuba finally opens up economy
Havana, Feb 12 (AFP/APP):Cuba is undergoing a paradigm shift: after decades of tight, centralized control, the communist government is opening up the bulk of its economy to the private sector. While economic decline and spiralling unemployment are the main drivers, analysts say the liberalization measures can also be seen as an overture to a new…