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World
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Region
1/22/2025 9:27:59 PM
Syria's top diplomat said Wednesday that lifting economic sanctions imposed during the rule of ousted President Bashar al-Assad was "key" to restoring stability in the war-torn country.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
3/8/2024 10:13:00 PM
Ahram Online provided coverage of the Israeli war against Gaza on its 154th day.
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World
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Africa
2/24/2024 7:47:48 PM
West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS said Saturday that it is lifting travel and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing last year's coup in the country in a new push for dialogue as it also renewed calls on three junta-led nations to rescind their decision to quit the regional bloc.
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Business
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Economy
4/16/2023 8:12:14 PM
Economic sanctions imposed on Russia and other countries by the United States put the dollar's dominance at risk as targeted nations seek out an alternative, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday.
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World
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Region
2/7/2023 1:59:20 PM
The Syrian Red Crescent on Tuesday appealed to Western countries to lift sanctions and provide aid after a powerful earthquake has killed more than 1,600 people across the war-torn country.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
9/28/2022 9:16:18 PM
The United States will "never" recognize Russian attempts to annex parts of Ukraine and is preparing new economic sanctions on Moscow, the White House said Wednesday.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
9/6/2022 11:44:08 AM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday blamed Europe's energy crisis on sanctions it imposed on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine -- a line taken by the Kremlin itself.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
7/18/2022 3:20:12 PM
Across Europe, signs of distress are multiplying as Russia's war in Ukraine drags on. Food banks in Italy are feeding more people. German officials are turning down the air conditioning as they prepare plans to ration natural gas and restart coal plants.
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World
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Region
6/27/2022 9:12:48 PM
Iran and the United States plan to resume indirect talks this week in Qatar, in a fresh bid to revive the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, both sides said Monday.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/22/2022 10:47:34 AM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was due in Iran Wednesday for talks on boosting trade and energy cooperation as the two countries grapple with Western economic sanctions.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
5/29/2022 7:10:24 PM
Ambassadors from the 27 European Union member states will on Sunday examine a compromise that could enable them to break the deadlock on a sixth round of economic sanctions against Russia, including a landmark halt to Russian oil imports, EU sources told AFP.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/9/2022 7:34:08 PM
France's president warned Monday that decades could pass before Ukraine joins the European Union, and proposed a new political organization to bring together countries on the continent that share EU values but are not part of the bloc.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
4/12/2022 4:34:57 PM
Economic sanctions have been increasingly used as punitive measures against countries or regimes since the 1950s but their efficacy is still open to debate.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
4/12/2022 11:34:42 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the European Union to step up economic sanctions against Russia, arguing that the Russian political and military leadership feels it can continue the invasion of Ukraine because of signals from some European nations.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
3/15/2022 1:07:54 PM
China does not want to be impacted by Western economic sanctions on Russia, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, as pressure grows on Beijing to withdraw support from an isolated Moscow.
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Sports
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World
3/13/2022 6:26:11 PM
Chelsea's technical and performance advisor Petr Cech said the club are having to live "day-by-day" in the wake of sweeping economic sanctions placed on owner Roman Abramovich by the UK government.
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World
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Region
3/8/2022 10:58:53 AM
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched a second satellite into space, state media reported Monday, just as world powers awaited Tehran's decision in negotiations over the country's tattered nuclear deal.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
3/7/2022 7:25:38 PM
The leaders of Germany, Britain, and the Netherlands cautioned Monday against abruptly banning Russian energy imports as part of sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, saying there were no immediate alternative supplies.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/2/2022 9:52:02 PM
Egypt called on Wednesday for a quick political solution to the Russia-Ukraine crisis through peaceful means, warning of the crisis’s impact on the already-suffering global economy.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
2/27/2022 3:39:16 PM
The United States joined European allies Saturday in dramatically escalating financial penalties against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, after the West's initial rounds of sanctions failed to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin in his military offensive.
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