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World
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Africa
8/1/2023 9:44:59 PM
Afghan Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi told US officials at a meeting held in Doha that the US sanctions against Afghanistan should be removed, the local Tolonews TV reported.
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World
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Africa
7/30/2023 7:48:11 PM
African leaders on Sunday gave the junta in Niger one week to cede power or face the possible use of force, and slapped financial sanctions on the putschists, after the latest coup in the jihadist-plagued Sahel region raised alarm on the continent and in the West.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
7/29/2023 7:38:00 PM
Every day brings us another piece of news of the brutal violations against civilians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, yet no one cries out or calls for sanctions.
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World
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Africa
7/29/2023 6:18:32 PM
The African Union has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the junta in Niger to reinstall the country’s democratically elected government just as the coup leaders met with senior civil servants to discuss how they would run the country and as the U.S. and the European Union threatened sanctions against the regime.
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World
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War in Ukraine
7/26/2023 6:27:16 PM
European Union member states agreed Wednesday to toughen sanctions on Belarus for helping Russia's invasion of Ukraine and for Minsk's crackdown on the opposition, officials said.
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World
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Africa
7/20/2023 9:39:18 PM
Britain on Thursday announced sanctions against 13 individuals and businesses it said have links to the Russian mercenary group Wagner in Africa, accusing them of crimes there including killings and torture.
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World
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War in Ukraine
7/18/2023 11:44:14 AM
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Monday that millions of people facing hunger will "pay the price" of Russia's decision to exit the Ukraine grain deal.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
7/12/2023 2:27:18 PM
The UK government on Wednesday announced sanctions on businesses that it said were associated with the Sudanese military groups on both sides of the ongoing conflict in the east African country.
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Business
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Economy
7/12/2023 1:06:37 PM
The value of the Syrian pound plunged Monday to nearly 10,000 against the dollar on the black market, websites monitoring the exchange rate said, following years of conflict and crippling sanctions.
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World
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Region
7/12/2023 10:38:02 AM
Iraq will start paying for its Iranian gas imports with oil, to circumvent the complicated mechanism agreed with Washington in order not to contravene US sanctions, the prime minister said Tuesday.
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World
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Region
7/10/2023 11:43:53 AM
A powerful alliance of pro-Iran factions in Iraq called Sunday on Baghdad to pressure the United States to unlock pending payments to Tehran for crucial gas imports.
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World
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War in Ukraine
6/23/2023 3:58:49 PM
Russia said Friday it was adding more European officials to a list of individuals barred from entering the country in response to the EU's decision to slap new sanctions on Moscow.
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Business
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Energy
6/19/2023 7:38:52 PM
Uzbekistan said on Monday it has signed a two-year contract with Russian energy giant Gazprom for deliveries of natural gas, as Russia seeks new markets for its sanctions-hit energy exports.
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World
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Region
6/14/2023 11:33:32 AM
In his first visit to Latin America, Iran’s hardline president met Tuesday with his Nicaraguan counterpart and railed against a theme both leaders have in common: U.S. sanctions.
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World
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Region
6/13/2023 10:47:28 AM
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Venezuela Monday for the start of a visit to "friendly countries" that also include Cuba and Nicaragua, all under sanctions from a common adversary, the United States.
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World
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Region
6/5/2023 5:02:00 PM
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi warned on Monday that cooperation with Iran on better monitoring its nuclear programme was "very slow", saying while some cameras and other equipment had been installed again "a lot more" needed to be done.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
6/2/2023 2:57:42 PM
Shelling rocked greater Khartoum on Friday, as fighting between Sudan's warring generals intensified despite US sanctions imposed after the collapse of a US- and Saudi-brokered truce.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
6/1/2023 9:19:03 PM
The United States announced sanctions Thursday on Sudanese leaders it blames for the breakdown of US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire efforts after shelling and air strikes killed 18 civilians at a Khartoum market.
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World
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War in Ukraine
5/29/2023 7:36:23 PM
Kyiv's parliament on Monday approved a 50 years sanctions package against Russia's ally Iran, accused of sending weapons to Moscow during its more than year-long invasion of Ukraine.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
5/25/2023 10:46:00 AM
Syria may have been readmitted to the Arab League, but Syrians living in Egypt have no plans to return home.
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