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Caesar Act threatens French NGO SOS Chrétiens d'Orient in Syria

New U.S. sanctions could hamper the operations of SOS Chrétiens d'Orient, which conducts humanitarian actions in close contact with the Damascus regime, due to its association with Asma Al Assad. [...]

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The Krac des Chevaliers castle, near Homs, Syria. © Kyodo/MaxPPP

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In December 2002, Queen Elizabeth II received Bashar al-Assad and his London-born wife, Asma. © Kirsty_Wigglesworth/EPA/MaxPPP

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Joe Biden and Antony Blinken, in 2013, at the White House.

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Under Asma Al Assad's patronage, EmmaTel Syria's telecoms rising star

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Christian charities at heart of France's careful policymaking on Syria

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New US Caesar Act sanctions raise heckles in London's pro-Bashar establishment

Despite sanctions, dairy group Synutra launches operation in Aleppo Free

Biden to finish what Obama started in Syria

Under Asma Al Assad's patronage, EmmaTel Syria's telecoms rising star

French businesses eye Syrian reconstruction opportunities, undeterred by sanctions

Syrian Fadi Farah becomes French NGO's key man in Paris

Caesar Act messes up Abu Dhabi's plans in Syria

Damascus engineers Rami Makhlouf's downfall

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