Tag: Sanctions
Khamenei promises to ‘slap’ US, defeat sanctions
TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader says the Islamic Republic will "slap" the United States by defeating new American sanctions targeting the nation.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made...
Hasan Ali, Rashid Khan, Asghar Afghan fined for separate incidents
DUBAI: Pakistan's Hasan Ali and Afghanistan's Asghar Afghan and Rashid Khan have all been fined 15% of their match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct in...
ICC ‘undeterred’ after US sanctions threat
THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court on Tuesday said its work would continue "undeterred" after Washington threatened to prosecute its officials if Americans are...
Kremlin to assess new US sanctions before mulling any response
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said it needed time to assess the impact of new US sanctions that come into effect on Monday before considering any...
New US sanctions could pitch Russia relations to new low
WASHINGTON: Russia typically brushes off new US sanctions. Not this time.
The Trump administration announcement of export restrictions in response to accusations Moscow used a...
US hits Russia with sanctions over nerve agent attack in Britain
WASHINGTON: The United States said Wednesday it was imposing new sanctions on Russia over Moscow's involvement in the use of a "lethal" nerve agent...
New Trump sanctions on Iran take effect despite pleas from allies
BEIRUT/LONDON: US President Donald Trump pledged on Tuesday that firms doing business with Tehran would be barred from the United States as new US...
Trump: US to impose sanctions on Turkey over detained pastor
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump says the United States will impose sanctions on NATO ally Turkey over a detained American pastor held on terror and...
US opens way for India to escape sanctions over Russia arms...
NEW DELHI: The United States has opened a path for India to avoid sanctions for buying arms from Russia, business leaders and experts said,...
Trump says Iran will seek fresh deal as sanctions hit economy
BRUSSELS: US President Donald Trump said Iran's economic troubles were going to force it to seek a security deal with Washington following his withdrawal...
EU extends sanctions against Russia for 6 months
BRUSSELS: The European Union has extended sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine for another six months.
The EU stressed in a statement Thursday...
US sanctions aim to turn Iranians against government: Khamenei
DUBAI: US economic pressure on Iran is intended to turn Iranians against their government, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying on...
EU slaps sanctions on Venezuelan vice-president, 10 others
BRUSSELS: The European Union says it has imposed travel bans and asset freezes on 11 senior Venezuelan officials, including new Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez.
EU headquarters...
Macron backs sanctions on EU states that refuse migrants
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron came out Saturday in support of financial sanctions against EU countries which refuse to accept migrants.
"We can not have...
EU extends Crimea sanctions for another year
BRUSSELS: The European Union on Monday rolled over for another year tough sanctions imposed over Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.
The measures prohibit...
‘India only follows UN, not US sanctions on Iran’
NEW DELHI: India said on Monday it abided by sanctions imposed by the United Nations but not those imposed by any other country, such...
UN weighs first-ever sanctions on Libya migrant smugglers
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is considering imposing the first-ever sanctions on migrant smugglers in Libya, targeting six leaders of trafficking rings, but...
