Tag: Sanctions

Beijing reacted furiously Wednesday to new US sanctions imposed on a Chinese bank over transactions with Iran, urging Washington to revoke them and saying...

With President Bashar al-Assad’s regime reeling from a bomb attack that killed three top commanders, the United States turned the screw government further Wednesday...

Iran has reached agreements with European refiners to sell some of its oil through a private consortium, an official said on Saturday, a move...

Beijing on Tuesday warned the European Union that EU firms would suffer if it decides to take action against companies in China's solar and...

The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution threatening sanctions against groups seen undermining Yemen's political transition and staging attacks in the...

Iran on Saturday said sanctions over its disputed nuclear programme should be lifted in talks with world powers next week in Baghdad, but maintained...

The United States has imposed sanctions on two individuals linked with the Taliban and the Haqqani network, the US Department of Treasury has said. Bakht...

Global oil inventories grew over the last two months despite the loss of further supplies from Iran, according to a U.S. report that gave...

British Prime Minister David Cameron and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi issued a joint call Friday for the suspension of sanctions against...

Iran’s about-face on Turkey hosting its nuclear talks with world powers reveals Tehran’s growing irritation with Ankara’s policies seen as increasingly anti-Iranian, analysts and...

Who needs a sitcom for a good laugh when there are President Obama’s speeches with regards to Iran for us to enjoy. Of course,...

The United States targeted a key Taliban bomb-maker for sanctions, the first of its kind that aims to stifle the flow of the deadly...

The curious timing of the Balochistan resolution The marriage of convenience between Pakistan and the US has long soured into a marriage of distrust, inconvenience...

The European Union adopted fresh sanctions against Syria’s military brass on Monday, adding more security officials on a growing list of people and firms...

Russia said Monday it viewed the European Union’s oil embargo on Iran as counterproductive and would continue to defend Tehran against further sanctions over...

Ignoring the external context for our internal turmoil In the last few days, a number of scenarios are being discussed in the media that could...

Syria’s top Muslim cleric called on rebels to lay down their arms while a Christian counterpart hit out at Western sanctions, in sermons aired...