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Syria: U.S. Sanctions Crippling Aviation Growth
[AFP/Zawya-Dubai] U.S. sanctions on Syria have crippled the development of Syrian Arab Airlines, the national carrier, Transport Minister Yaarob Badr said on Tuesday. Syria cannot place orders for new planes "because of the U.S. sanctions" which Washington imposed in 2004. Earlier this month, President George W. Bush said he was extending the sanctions by one year after Washington accused Damascus of building a nuclear reactor with North Korea's help.