Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said his government aims to restore ties with the United States in the coming days but has not yet had any contact with the Trump
February 04, 2025
The international community must take concrete action and impose sanctions on Rwanda to curb the M23 rebel conflict in eastern Congo and keep the
February 03, 2025
Australia on Monday imposed sanctions on extreme right-wing online network "Terrorgram" as part of its efforts to combat a rise in antisemitism and online extremism, following
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Syria is seeking to import oil via local intermediaries after its first post-Assad import tenders garnered little
January 31, 2025
U.S.
January 28, 2025
Trade for March-loading Russian oil in top buyer Asia has stalled as a wide price gap between buyers and sellers emerged in China after
January 28, 2025
Canada said on Monday it would impose sanctions on 10 individuals and 12 entities in Belarus, citing what it called "gross and systematic human rights violations" by Minsk.
January 27, 2025
The European Union renewed on Monday its wide-ranging sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine, after Hungary stopped holding up the move in
January 27, 2025
Britain on Monday imposed sanctions targeting Belarusian officials and defence companies after joining Western governments in condemning what they called "sham" presidential
January 27, 2025
Belarus’ opposition activists and Western officials have denounced an orchestrated election that extended the over three-decade rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko
January 27, 2025
The United States and Venezuela have a fraught recent history marked by broken diplomatic relations, sanctions and accusations of criminal activity and coup-plotting. U.S.
January 27, 2025
The European Union has agreed to prolong for 6 months a raft of sanctions aimed at depriving Russia of funds to finance its war against Ukraine
January 27, 2025
The European Union has rejected the election in Belarus as illegitimate and threatened new sanctions
January 26, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he and Donald Trump should meet to talk about the Ukraine war and energy prices,
January 24, 2025
Hungary wants the European Union to persuade Ukraine to resume gas transit from Russia to Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on
January 24, 2025
A Russian draft law proposes punishment of up to seven years in prison and heavy fines for the public disclosure of information about the supply chains of sanctioned goods imported
January 24, 2025
Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers will introduce a bill on Friday requiring the Trump administration to review whether Hong Kong officials should be
January 24, 2025
Russian Railways' cargo volumes slumped to a 15-year low in 2024, with labour and locomotive shortages exacerbating capacity woes as
January 24, 2025
Syria's central bank has ordered commercial banks to freeze all accounts tied to people and companies linked to the ousted regime of former President Bashar al-Assad, according to
January 23, 2025
Ukraine praised U.S.
January 23, 2025
"Disrespectful", "insulting", and "ill-informed."
January 23, 2025
The International Criminal Court's governing body said on Thursday it regretted any attempts to undermine the ICC's independence following U.S. moves to sanction it in protest at
January 23, 2025
U.S.
January 22, 2025
Top U.S. oilfield services company SLB said its net assets in Russia amounted to about $600 million at the end of 2024, unchanged from 2023, but revenue from the region had slipped.
January 22, 2025
President Donald Trump is threatening to impose stiff taxes, tariffs and sanctions on Russia if an agreement isn’t reached to end the war in Ukraine
January 22, 2025
Iran hopes U.S.
January 22, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely impose sanctions on Russia if its president, Vladimir Putin, refuses to negotiate about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 21, 2025
Meta Platforms' former chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, was sanctioned by a judge on Tuesday for deleting emails related to litigation over
January 22, 2025
The European Union signalled its readiness to engage and negotiate with U.S.
January 21, 2025
The Russian rouble surged past the 100 mark against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, supported by forex sales by the central bank and exporting companies as well as by market optimism
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January 21, 2025
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January 20, 2025
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa congratulated U.S.
January 20, 2025
With Donald Trump's pledge to quickly end the war between Ukraine and Russia, market players are starting to look at what impact that could have on the rouble,
January 20, 2025
Hold or fold?
January 20, 2025
The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on a Yemen-based financial institution that Washington accused of financially supporting the Houthis, as President Joe Biden's
January 17, 2025
Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea.
January 17, 2025
The Treasury Department has announced sanctions in connection with a massive Chinese hack of American telecommunications companies and a breach of its own computer network
January 17, 2025
Hungary's prime minister says sanctions issued by the United States last week against a powerful Hungarian official have “strengthened” that official’s standing within the populist government
January 17, 2025
Up to 10% of China's oil refining capacity faces closure in the next ten years as an earlier-than-expected peak in Chinese fuel demand crushes margins and
January 17, 2025
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the leader of Sudan’s military in a devastating war that is spreading famine in that country
January 16, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said he "100%" supports raising sanctions on Russian oil producers if the future
January 16, 2025
The Eagle S tanker seized by Finnish authorities on suspicion of ripping up subsea cables will not face a separate criminal investigation into whether its fuel cargo violates
January 16, 2025
Kyrgyz lender Keremet Bank on Thursday said it would challenge a decision by the U.S.
January 16, 2025
The United States on Wednesday imposed hundreds of sanctions targeting Russia, seeking to increase pressure on Moscow in the Biden
January 15, 2025
Incoming Trump administration is set to adopt a more hawkish stance on Cuba-US relations – but a more targeted sanctions approach may pressure Havana without hurting the island’s impoverished people.
January 16, 2025
A billionaire oil tycoon tried again on Wednesday to overturn British sanctions imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in the first case of its kind to reach the UK's Supreme
January 15, 2025
The Biden administration said on Tuesday it would remove Cuba from its terrorism blacklist, while Cuba said separately it would
January 14, 2025
Biden administration announces plans to remove Cuba from state sponsor of terrorism list
January 14, 2025
Talks held in Geneva among Iran, Britain, France and Germany aimed to find a way to resume nuclear talks, Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday in an interview with
January 14, 2025
The Group of Seven democracies has sought to crimp Russia’s oil export earnings that help fund the war against Ukraine
January 10, 2025
European foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria, the EU foreign policy chief said on Sunday in Riyadh ahead of
January 12, 2025
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Saturday denounced new U.S. sanctions against Moscow's energy sector as an attempt to harm Russia's economy at the risk of destabilising global markets
January 11, 2025
President Joe Biden's administration says it's expanding sanctions against Russia's critically important energy sector over its war in Ukraine
January 10, 2025
Biden admin imposes harsh sanctions on Russian oil industry to cut off funding for Ukraine war effort
January 10, 2025
Canada on Friday imposed sanctions on 14 current and former senior officials of the Venezuelan government, alleging that they had engaged in activities that have supported human
January 10, 2025
The U.S.
January 10, 2025
Britain imposed new sanctions on Russian oil majors Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz
The U.S.
January 09, 2025
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is heading to Syria to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents
January 09, 2025
President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new sanctions targeting Russia's economy this week, according to a U.S. official, as part of measures to bolster
January 09, 2025
Biden administration announces its final military aid package for Ukraine before leaving office
January 09, 2025
Britain says it will impose sanctions on members of people-smuggling gangs who send migrants crossing the English Channel to the U.K. in flimsy boats
January 08, 2025
Britain will create a new sanctions regime to target the leaders of networks that smuggle tens of thousands of people into Britain each year, as well as the often-Chinese makers of
January 08, 2025
The United States determined on Tuesday that members of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias
January 07, 2025
Iran's foreign ministry called upon Paris to review its "unconstructive" approach, a few days before Tehran is set to hold a new round of talks about its nuclear programme with major
January 08, 2025
The Biden administration says it has determined Sudan's Rapid Support Force rebel group and proxies are committing genocide in the country's civil war
January 07, 2025
The United States imposed sanctions on a senior member of the Hungarian government for alleged corruption, the U.S.
January 07, 2025
US determines Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group committed genocide in country’s civil war
January 07, 2025
The U.S. on Monday issued a sanctions exemption for transactions with governing institutions in Syria for six months after the end
January 06, 2025
The Biden administration plans to impose more sanctions on Russia over its war on Ukraine, taking aim at its oil revenues with
January 06, 2025
China has slammed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sanction a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure
January 06, 2025
The U.S. on Friday sanctioned China's Integrity Technology Group, accusing it of being behind a prolific hacking group known as "Flax Typhoon."
January 03, 2025
U.S. Treasury on Friday sanctioned a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure
January 03, 2025The U.S. has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Russian and Iranian disinformation campaigns targeting this year's election
December 31, 2024
The United States issued sanctions against a Russian judge on Tuesday for her role in the detention of human-rights activist Alexei Gorinov over his opposition to
December 31, 2024
Finnish police said on Sunday they had found tracks that drag on for dozens of kilometres along the bottom of the Baltic Sea where a tanker carrying Russian oil is suspected of
December 29, 2024
Iran, bracing for a possible re-imposition of incoming U.S. president Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" policy, said on Saturday that 2025 would be an important year for its nuclear issue.
December 28, 2024
President Joe Biden has imposed sanctions on Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of Georgia’s ruling political party
December 27, 2024
The Russian rouble is expected to keep changing hands for around 100 per U.S. dollar at the start of 2025 and gradually weaken to 108 towards
December 27, 2024
Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following legislative changes that allowed such use in order to counter Western
December 25, 2024
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Saturday dismissed as unfounded and "devoid of rationality" assertions by a senior U.S. official that its missile programme could eventually pose a
December 21, 2024
Two U.S. senators introduced bipartisan legislation on Friday that would impose sanctions on Turkey, citing concerns over military action by that country or groups that it backs
December 20, 2024
Tens of thousands of Cubans marched in front of the U.S. embassy in Havana on Friday to protest longstanding sanctions in the waning weeks of the
December 20, 2024
A senior White House official on Thursday said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that eventually could allow it to
December 19, 2024
The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on Iran and Houthi-related entities, according to the Treasury Department website which listed a number of individuals, companies and
December 19, 2024
Britain and the U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on Georgian officials, including the interior minister, over a violent crackdown on pro-European
December 19, 2024France said on Wednesday it would host an international meeting on Syria in January and that the lifting of sanctions and reconstruction aid would be conditional on
December 18, 2024
The United States said on Wednesday it was imposing new sanctions related to nuclear-armed Pakistan's long-range ballistic-missile program, including on the state-owned defense
December 18, 2024
The United States issued fresh sanctions on Wednesday on several Russia-based entities over their involvement in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the State Department said,
December 18, 2024
A California company that illegally shipped transistors and other items to Russia last year that it could use in radar and avionics systems for its war on Ukraine settled
December 18, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to allies on Tuesday to ensure the so-called shadow fleet of vessels used by Russia to circumvent sanctions no longer operated in the
December 17, 2024
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday proposed three bills aimed at cracking down China's role in the U.S. fentanyl crisis, with measures that would
December 17, 2024
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have tightened their grip on the country's oil industry and control up to half the exports that generate most of
December 18, 2024
A top U.N. official on Tuesday pushed world powers and Iran to urgently work to restore a 2015 deal that lifted sanctions on Tehran in return for
December 17, 2024
Concrete movement on an inclusive political transition in Syria will be key in ensuring the country gets the economic support it needs, United Nations
December 17, 2024
Canada imposed sanctions on five current or former senior officials of the Venezuelan government on Tuesday, saying the individuals undermined democracy, in a move rejected by
December 17, 2024
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two people and one entity based in the United Arab Emirates, accusing them of being involved in a network that launders millions
December 17, 2024
The United States hit North Korea and Russia on Monday with new sanctions targeting Pyongyang's financial and military support to Moscow as
December 16, 2024
The European Union should be ready to ease sanctions on Syria if the country's new leadership takes "positive steps" to establish an inclusive government and respect
December 16, 2024
Twelve Western countries have agreed measures to "disrupt and deter" Russia's so-called shadow fleet of vessels in order to prevent sanctions breaches and increase
December 16, 2024
Oil futures slipped from the highest levels in several weeks on Monday on weakness in consumer spending in China, the world's largest oil importer, and as
December 16, 2024
Facing terror designations and sanctions, Syria’s new rulers push for international legitimacy
December 16, 2024In churches across long-stifled Syria, Christians have marked the first Sunday services since Bashar Assad’s ouster in an air of transformation
December 15, 2024
The Iranian currency extended its fall on Saturday, hitting a new all-time low against the U.S. dollar amid uncertainties about Donald Trump's imminent arrival in the White House and
December 14, 2024
The United States will in the coming days introduce financial sanctions against Serbia's oil company NIS, which is majority owned by Russia's Gazprom Neft and Gazprom, President
December 13, 2024
By Anna Hirtenstein and Marwa Rashad LONDON -Russia's largest liquefied natural gas producer Novatek is working with lobbyists in an attempt to rebuild U.S. relations after Washington imposed
December 13, 2024
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators say it is too soon to consider lifting sanctions on Syria following the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, an
December 13, 2024
The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for about 20 people responsible for "undermining democracy in Georgia," including government ministers, parliament members and
December 13, 2024
France said on Thursday it was too soon for the European Union to consider lifting sanctions on Syria following the removal of President Bashar al-Assad and would first focus on
December 12, 2024
Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations Security Council that they are ready - if necessary - to trigger a so-called "snap back" of all
December 11, 2024
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the U.S. transfer to Ukraine of $20 billion backed by frozen Russian assets was "simply robbery" and suggested Moscow could seize Western
December 11, 2024
The international community needs to establish "several red lines" in any talks with the new Syrian leadership and consider sanctions to ensure a peaceful future for the country,
December 11, 2024
There are currently 99 million Swiss francs ($112 million) worth of frozen Syrian assets in Switzerland, most of which have been blocked for years, the Swiss government said on
December 11, 2024The United States is continuing to look for creative ways to reduce Russia's oil revenue and lower global demand for oil creates an opportunity for more sanctions, Treasury
December 11, 2024
Two U.S. congressmen have urged senior American officials to suspend some sanctions on Syria to ease pressure on its shattered economy after the overthrow of
December 11, 2024
The U.S. government is weighing new, harsher sanctions against Russia's lucrative oil trade, seeking to tighten the squeeze on the Kremlin's war machine just weeks before Donald Trump
December 11, 2024
The U.S.
December 09, 2024
Chevron , the only U.S. oil producer now working in Venezuela's oilfields, has not held any discussions with President-elect Donald Trump's team over the
December 06, 2024
Britain, France and Germany have announced that they will keep their sanctions on Iran related to the Mideast country’s atomic program and its development of ballistic missiles
September 14, 2023
Venezuela's government and the country's opposition will return to political negotiations, the two sides said on
April 26, 2024
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on individuals and entities related to Bosnian Serb nationalist and pro-Russian leader Milorad Dodik, the U.S.
April 26, 2024
The U.S. could apply sector-based sanctions against Guatemala if democratic processes there are not respected, a top U.S. official said, stepping up warnings
July 02, 2024
The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 13 members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel and four Mexico-based firms accused of trafficking fentanyl into the United States
November 07, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he had imposed sanctions on Georgian former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili and some members of Georgia's government.
December 05, 2024
Trading houses that emerged as early buyers of Venezuelan crude following an U.S. easing of oil sanctions in October are now supplying state company PDVSA with
April 26, 2024
British authorities say they have dismantled two massive money laundering operations linked to Russia that were used by oligarchs, organized crime groups, cybercriminals and drug dealers
December 04, 2024Myanmar was a rising star in Southeast Asia before its military seized power three years ago in a takeover that has brought civil strife and a tightening vise of international sanctions, undoing years of progress and leaving the economy 10% smaller than it was in 2019
January 31, 2024
UK, US clamp down on money laundering rings allegedly favored by Russian oligarchs and Western drug gangs
December 04, 2024
Hungary has asked the United States to exempt Russia's Gazprombank from sanctions when it comes to payments for natural gas as those sanctions could negatively affect some U.S.
December 04, 2024
The Treasury Department says it has sanctioned two individuals and a Greece-based commercial spyware company headed by a former Israeli military officer that developed and distributed technology used to target U.S. government officials, journalists, and policy experts
March 05, 2024
Russia's economy is holding up despite massive Western sanctions and foreign businesses pulling out of the country
March 12, 2024
The Biden administration on Tuesday ramped up sanctions on Iran, targeting 35 entities and vessels it said carried
December 03, 2024
Canada is imposing another round of sanctions against Belarus officials over continuing human rights violations after a 2020 presidential election that the opposition denounced as
April 26, 2024
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says America and its allies are discussing options “both inside and outside the U
April 17, 2024
Israeli leaders are harshly criticizing an expected decision by the U.S. to impose sanctions on a unit of ultra-Orthodox soldiers in the Israeli military
April 21, 2024
Russia's industrial production and investments are stagnating, its exports of goods are continuing to deteriorate and profitability in most industries is
May 13, 2024
Efforts led by the U.S. and other Western countries to form new groups to monitor sanctions on North Korea will fail, the country's U.N. envoy said on Sunday, according to state media
May 20, 2024
The top Democrat on the U.S.
December 03, 2024
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May 30, 2024
Iran on Saturday said it will send experts to its ally Venezuela to help with medical accelerators in hospitals it said had been stopped due to Western sanctions.
June 04, 2024
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June 13, 2024U.S.-sanctioned former Revolutionary Guards commander Vahid Haghanian was among candidates who registered on Saturday to run for election as Iran's president after Ebrahim Raisi died
July 02, 2024
New Zealand will increase its contribution to North Korea sanctions monitoring, out of Japan, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Tuesday.
June 30, 2024
A group of 50 people and firms across across Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and the Marshall Islands that have been acting as a “sprawling shadow banking network” for Iran’s military have been hit with U.S. economic sanctions
June 25, 2024
Myanmar's central bank denied a U.N. report that the country's military government can still access money and weapons for its war against anti-coup forces, saying financial institutions
June 30, 2024
Payment issues between Russia and China, caused by U.S. sanctions, pose serious issues for Russian imports of Chinese cars that have supplied the domestic market over the
July 10, 2024
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Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
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