![A view shows the Four Seasons Hotel building in downtown Damascus where United Nations chemical weapons inspectors are staying August 24, 2013. U.N. High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane arrived in Syria on Saturday to push for access to a suspected chemical weapons attack site for U.N. inspectors, who are already in Syria to investigate previous accusations. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IX6PS33ZLUCS4JEOFZOLLDL6SI.jpg?smart=true&auth=606657a241124625e2640aa4891fe9a30655b8558a43bcf8b8556da163945612&width=400&height=225)
The Four Seasons Hotel has dropped its branch in downtown Damascus, Syria. Reuters
The Four Seasons Hotel has dropped its branch in downtown Damascus, Syria. Reuters
Four Seasons cuts ties with Damascus branch following Samer Foz sanctions
The luxury hotel, which says it will continue operating, is in part owned by a business tycoon recently hit by US and EU sanctions
Sunniva Rose
20 June, 2019