EU expands sanctions against Syrian regime

BRUSSELS, July 23 (KUNA) -- The EU Wednesday published the names of three persons and nine entitites in its Official Journal for supporting the Syrian regime and added them in its blacklist.
The three persons are: Hashim Anwar al-Aqqad, a prominent businessman, chairman of the Akkad Group of companies that operate in multiple sectors of the Syrian economy, including oil and gas, Colonel Suhayl Hasan Military commander for the Syrian regime and Amr Armanazi, the Director General of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre The nine entities are: Oceans Petroleum Trading based in Beirut, accused of organising covert shipments of oil to the Syrian regime.
Tri Oceans Trading based in Cairo, Egypt, accused of organising covert shipments of oil to the Syrian regime. the Baniyas Refinery Company , the Homs Refinery Company, Army Supply Bureau, Industrial Establishment of Defence, Higher Institute for Applied Sciences, Technology and National Standards & Calibration Laboratory (NSCL), El Jazireh Shaheen, based in Beirut, Lebanon hydrocarbons company owned or controlled by Ayman Jaber who is already in the EU blacklist.
They all face an assets freeze and travel ban in EU. (end) nk.rk