U.S. blacklists Lebanon-based companies, individual it says linked to Hezbollah

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Image used for illustrative purpose. Cranes at construction sites of Solidere, a Lebanese company responsible for the development and reconstruction of Beirut's city center, are seen in downtown Beirut July 10, 2012.
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The U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted Lebanon-based Arch Consulting and Meamar Construction

Daphne Psaledakis, Reuters News

September 17, 2020

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Image used for illustrative purpose. Cranes at construction sites of Solidere, a Lebanese company responsible for the development and reconstruction of Beirut's city center, are seen in downtown Beirut July 10, 2012.

WASHINGTON- The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Lebanon-based companies and one individual it said were linked to Hezbollah, according to the U.S. Treasury Department's website.

The U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted Lebanon-based Arch Consulting and Meamar Construction.

(Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) ((Daphne.Psaledakis@thomsonreuters.com;))