Tag: Sanctions
EU to pursue Iran sanctions despite threat of strait closure
The European Union is pressing ahead with plans to impose new sanctions on Iran, an EU spokesman said Wednesday after Tehran threatened to close...
Pentagon chief in Libya after lifting sanctions
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was in Libya on Saturday to confer on the security needs of the new government, saying he envisioned a...
Asia frets over oil as US eyes new Iran sanctions
Plans for fresh US sanctions to isolate Tehran have sent shudders among Asian governments who fear they will have no way to pay for...
US urges allies to expand sanctions on Iran
A senior US official on Monday urged South Korea and other allies to expand sanctions on imports from Iran for its suspected nuclear weapons...
Syria ignores Arab deadline, faces new sanctions
Syria faced new sanctions after flouting Sunday an Arab League deadline to accept observers to monitor the unrest sweeping the country, which the UN...
Sanctions bite in Syria as oil giant Shell pulls out
Royal Dutch Shell said on Friday it would cease operations in Syria to heed new European Union sanctions against Damascus, deepening the international isolation...
EU stiffens economic sanctions on Syria
The European Union tightened sanctions against Syria’s energy and financial sectors on Thursday in order to punish President Bashar al-Assad’s regime for its crackdown...
EU slaps further sanctions on Iran
European Union foreign ministers slapped sanctions on more than 180 Iranian companies and individuals Thursday over Tehran’s refusal to meet international demands to halt...
Arab League imposes sanctions on Syria
An Arab League task force agreed upon sanctions against Damascus in a meeting in Cairo on Sunday as President Bashar al-Assad’s embattled regime pressed...
Iran parliament votes to downgrade Britain ties
Iran's parliament voted Sunday to downgrade diplomatic and economic ties with Britain in retaliation for fresh Western sanctions imposed over Tehran's nuclear programme.
A majority...
Arabs ready sanctions to punish Syrian defiance
Arab ministers gathered in Cairo Saturday to draw up sanctions against Syria to punish President Bashar al-Assad’s regime for defying an ultimatum to allow...
Iran mulls retaliation for sanctions
Iran on Wednesday looked to expelling the British ambassador in angry retaliation for fresh Western sanctions over its nuclear programme, which have been slammed...
Iran blasts new Western sanctions
An angry Iran and its powerful ally Russia on Tuesday slammed new Western sanctions imposed on Tehran over its suspect nuclear programme, saying they...
US demands Iran be punished with UN sanctions
The United States has urged the world to take concerted action against Iran for an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador on American...
JSMM backs sanctions against Pakistan
The Shafi Burfat-led Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) staged a protest demonstration outside the Karachi Press Club on Saturday against “Pakistani intelligence agencies’ promotion...
Iran to give IAEA ‘full supervision’ if sanctions lifted
Iran on Monday said it was ready to give the International Atomic Energy Agency “full supervision” of its nuclear programme for five years if...
Western powers target Assad with UN sanctions
European nations and the United States pressed Wednesday for UN sanctions against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his entourage for their deadly crackdown on...
