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There are no definitions as of yet but it is possible that all of Syria could be covered and the north-western Syrian province of Idlib, which is \u00a0the last remaining stronghold controlled by forces opposed to President Bashar al-Assad would almost certainly be a banned travel area.<\/p>\n
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The Bill would also include a Foreign Agents Register which would aim to regulate legitimate political and government lobbying by people acting on behalf of overseas states and interests and ensure it’s carried out in a more transparent way. Anyone involved in this area who was not registered would then fall under suspicion.<\/p>\n
Legislation of this type is not new with the US having the Foreign Agents Registration<\/b>\u00a0Act (FARA)<\/strong><\/a> which was passed back in 1938 and more recently by Australia who introduced the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme in December 2018.<\/p>\n Like all new legislation and in particular sensitive subjects like this there will be questions over who is covered and how it is implemented, however, it is a welcome step forward in the efforts to control extremist action.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n