U.S. moves against Syrian bank termed sanctions ‘evasion route’

By World Tribune on June 3, 2012   Exclusives, Mideast, Qatar, Stateside, Syria, Top Stories, U.S. Intelligence  

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, under pressure to stop President Bashar Assad, has imposed sanctions on a major Syrian bank. The Treasury Department has designated the Syria International Islamic Bank for U.S. sanctions. Treasury said the Syrian bank was serving as a front to help the nation’s financial community circumvent U.S. and […]