EU Sanctions 3 Syrian Ministers

The Council of the European Union on Nov. 25 added three Syrian ministers to its Syria sanctions regime for human rights violations. They are Louai Emad El-Din al-Munajjid, the recently appointed minister of internal trade and consumer protection; Firas Hassan Qaddour, the re-appointed minister of petroleum and mineral resources; and Ahmed Mohammad Bustaji, minister of state. The EU's Syrian sanctions list now covers 318 people and 86 entities.