E.U. Bans Syrian Oil as Protests Continue

BEIRUT, Lebanon — European Union members escalated the pressure on Syria’s government on Friday by banning all imports of Syrian oil in response to its violent suppression of the nearly six-month-old uprising there. It was the most punitive action by the European Union to date over the crackdown ...

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