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The Lebanese companies named Wednesday were part of a broader list issued by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control that included firms in Syria, Russia and Ukraine. (Shutterstock)

July 29th, 2018 - 09:19 GMT

U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Lebanese Companies

Washington has slapped sanctions on a number of Lebanese firms for allegedly helping the Syrian regime develop chemical weapons through the procurements of electronic parts and other materials.