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August 10th, 2018 - 03:50 GMT

Russia, China Blocks U.S. Request to add Moscow Bank to UN Sanctions on North Korea

Russia and China have blocked a U.S. request to add a Russian bank to a U.N. sanctions blacklist along with a North Korean official.

Halawi Exchange

April 25th, 2013 - 08:53 GMT

Accused money changers in Lebanon mull court challenge

Sanctions don’t bring down regimes; the world knows that from Iraq

April 8th, 2013 - 11:04 GMT

Sanctions hurting Syrians but Assad remains unfazed

The SIC said that out of the 191 investigated cases 126 were local and the rest were foreign

March 5th, 2013 - 12:17 GMT

No longer hush hush? Lebanon lifts banking secrecy laws

Middle East countries are high on the agenda at the meeting in Switzerland.

January 30th, 2013 - 11:41 GMT

Davos Summit: why banks are very different than aircraft engines

Assif Shawkat, Bashar Al-Assad's brother-in-law

July 19th, 2012 - 04:27 GMT

First of the family to fall: Who was Assad's brother-in-law?

The choices of Lebanese banks – and non-U.S. banks around the world – under the new rules are, indeed, limited

May 16th, 2012 - 02:06 GMT

Lebanon's US citizens' bank accounts compromised?

What is required from the Lebanese banks is to remain watchful and keep implementing the sanctions on Syria

May 14th, 2012 - 11:34 GMT

Lebanon bank deposits boosted by upward of 8%

Banks and financial institutions which fail to abide by these measures may be the target of sanctions by the U.S. and Europe

March 21st, 2012 - 07:01 GMT

Lebanon committed to Syria and Iran sanctions, officials tell U.S.

Iran

March 15th, 2012 - 08:09 GMT

Iran hit by further major financial sanctions

There have been fears that sanctions imposed on Syria may impact Lebanon, due to the close relationship between the two countries

November 21st, 2011 - 03:01 GMT

Lebanon among key U.S. targets in Syria sanctions efforts

The Central Bank and the Association of Banks in Lebanon have vehemently denied press reports that claimed that over $20 billion in cash have fled from Syria to Lebanon

September 27th, 2011 - 02:56 GMT

U.S. queries Syrian deposits in Lebanon

Al Bawaba

September 18th, 2011 - 08:33 GMT

A long journey to financial market stability despite gradual unwinding of pressures