Shell pulls out of Syria

Shell shut down oil work in Syria Friday following EU sanctions as the main UN human rights forum condemned Syria's crackdown on protests, signs of the deepening isolation of President Bashar al-Assad, reports said.

Protest crackdown: Shell pulls out as international community reprimands Assad
Protest crackdown: Shell pulls out as international community reprimands Assad
Published 2 December 2011, 23:16Updated 11 October 2016, 07:13
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