U.S. sanctions deprive Syrians of basic needs: official

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U.S. sanctions deprive Syrians of basic needs: official

STORY: U.S. sanctions deprive Syrians of basic needs: official DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people buying food and vegetables in trading center 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ZIAD HAZAA, General Manager of the Syrian Trading Establishment 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ZIAD HAZAA, General Manager of the Syrian Trading Establishment STORYLINE: A Syrian official told Xinhua on Sunday that the U.S. sanctions imposed on his country have deprived people of basic needs and added to their suffering. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ZIAD HAZAA, General Manager of the Syrian Trading Establishment "The suffering has been actually huge, starting with the war on Syria and the imposition of unilateral sanctions, which have been in place for a long time. Such sanctions have targeted the Syrian people, depriving the people here of their basic needs which are important such as energy, wheat, and basic food items. This issue has negatively impacted the pric

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