Report: U.S Mulling New Sanctions Against Hizbullah
The United States House of Representatives is reportedly mulling a bill that will impose tough new sanctions against Hizbullah, An Nahar daily reported on Saturday.
Information about the new sanctions against the party were discussed during the latest monthly meeting between the Central Bank of Lebanon (BDL), the Banking Control Commission of Lebanon and the Association of Banks in Lebanon, said the daily.
Vice Governor of BDL Mohammed Baasiri, who had been on a short visit to the U.S., told the interlocutors that committees at the U.S. House of Representatives are preparing a bill that will “tighten and expand” sanctions against Hizbullah, according to the daily.
He said the bill is likely to be issued next month.
Baasiri stressed the need to start contacts at the highest levels to avoid the repercussions of this law, it added.
Meanwhile, al-Mustaqbal daily said that BDL sources have denied the reports asserting that the bank did not receive a list of new sanctions that will apply to Lebanese banks.
Hizbullah is listed as a "terrorist" group in the United States and entities linked to it are also under sanctions.
The U.S. State Department also accuses the group of supporting President Bashar Assad's regime in Syria.
The U.S. House of Representatives had previously imposed sanctions on banks that knowingly do business with Hizbullah.
The rules prescribe punishing regulations against financial institutions that conduct transactions with Hizbullah or otherwise launder funds for the organization.
08 April 2017, 09:03
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Expect a few banks to be bombed soon once they refuse to deal with hezbollah
08 April 2017, 12:55
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the Iranian Hezbalaflouz terrorist group blew up the US embassy in Beirut on April 18 1983. A total of 63 people were killed in the bombing: 32 Lebanese employees, 17 Americans, and 14 visitors and passersby. Of the Americans killed, eight worked for the Central Intelligence Agency, including the CIA's top Middle East analyst and Near East director, Robert Ames, Station Chief Kenneth Haas, James Lewis and most of the Beirut staff of the CIA. Others killed included William R. McIntyre, deputy director of the United States Agency for International Development, two of his aides, and four U.S. military personnel. Lebanese victims included clerical workers at the embassy, visa applicants waiting in line and nearby motorists and pedestrians. An additional 120 or so people were wounded in the bombing. [Thanks Wiki]
08 April 2017, 13:02
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To this needs to be added the Marine barracks which killed 241 US personnel and also in 1984 again the bombing of the US embassy which move to Auwkar which also killed 24 persons but only 2 were Americans.
08 April 2017, 18:07
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Those thugs make us all look like terrorists every time we travel in the civilised world. Try to open a Bank account in the US, Europe, or Canada as a Lebanese citizen. A true hassle because of those Iranians Thugs called Ebola! Entering those countries or getting a visa is worsening...because of this Iranian Mafia Militia! They Dirty our reputation as Lebanese Citizens!
I am sick of it!
09 April 2017, 23:27
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Don't forget SGH and the other hospitals and universities bought by them!
