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in new sanctions  OTTAWA — Canada imposed Monday a fresh round
of sanctions on Syria targeting the central bank and seven
cabinet ministers in a bid to halt President Bashar al-Assad’s
deadly crackdown on dissent. The Canadian embassy in Damascus
and a consulate also were shuttered and Canadian diplomats left
the country, the…  Obama signs Iran sanctions into law  US
President Barack Obama Saturday signed into law tough new
sanctions targeting Iran’s central bank and financial sector, in
a move likely to deepen acrimony between Washington and Tehran.
The measures, meant to punish the Islamic Republic for its
nuclear program, were contained in a $662 billion defense bill,
which…