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US Imposes Sanctions on Syrian Mogul for Aiding Assad

Agence France-Presse

   WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Samer
   Foz, a Syrian industrialist behind high-end developments, including the
   Four Seasons hotel in Damascus, for allegedly enriching President
   Bashar al-Assad.

   "This Syrian oligarch is directly supporting the murderous Assad regime
   and building luxury developments on land stolen from those fleeing his
   brutality," Sigal Mandelker, the undersecretary of the treasury for
   terrorism and financial intelligence, said in an announcement.

   The US Treasury Department also blacklisted properties of Foz and his
   Aman Holding Company including the Four Seasons, the plush hotel that
   has stayed operational during the war.
   

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