Author (Person) | Fifield, Anna |
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Series Title | Financial Times |
Series Details | 27.9.11 |
Publication Date | 27/09/2011 |
Content Type | News |
The Syrian government said in September 2011 that it had been approached by potential customers for its crude oil and developers for its oil fields, despite reports that the country was unable to export most of its oil output following imposition of EU sanctions. Syria’s bravado underlined the difficulty that western nations had in trying to inflict economic pain on President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in a bid to make it stop its violent crackdown on six months of pro-democracy protests. |
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Countries / Regions | Europe, Middle East |