sanctions
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Pakistan
Pakistan sanctions Taliban to avoid global finance blacklist
Islamabad: Pakistan issued sweeping financial sanctions against Afghanistan’s Taliban, just as the militant group is in the midst of the US-led peace process in the neighbouring country. The orders, which were…
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World
Trump: US demands restoration of UN sanctions against Iran
Washington: The Trump administration is set to demand the restoration of all international sanctions on Iran in a move that will further isolate the U.S. at the United Nations, test the…
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World
UN crisis looms as the US readies demand for Iran sanctions
United Nations: After a resounding defeat in the UN Security Council, the United States is poised to call for the United Nations to reimpose sanctions on Iran under a rarely used…
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India
US body calls for sanctions against Amit Shah
By Syed Qamar Hasan New Delhi: The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has in its latest report 2020 marked the comments made by Indian Home Minister Amit Shah…
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Middle East
Imran Khan calls for lifting of sanctions on Iran
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan called Friday for the lifting of “unjust” US-led sanctions on neighbouring Iran, so Tehran can better deal with the novel coronavirus crisis. Imran Khan’s…
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Middle East
Iran condemns US new sanctions
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned new US sanctions on some Iranian industrial companies and Iranian officials. US imposes more sanctions on Iran On Friday, the United States imposed more…
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Middle East
Khashoggi murder: US imposes sanctions on Saudi officials
Washington: United States’ legislators on Monday unanimously passed a bill that will impose sanctions on Saudi officials involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Introduced by Congressman Tom Malinowski,…
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News
Trump administration imposes sanctions on Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday said that he is imposing economic sanctions on Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his ministry officials, a provocative action aimed at increasing…
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News
US has no respect for international law: Iran’s UN envoy on Trump’s new sanctions
Washington: Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, on Monday said that Washington’s decision to impose more sanctions was another indication that the United States “has no respect…
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Top Stories
US to hit Iran with ‘major’ new sanctions: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States would impose “major” new sanctions on Iran in two days — a move sure to exacerbate tensions with the Islamic…
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World
US accuses North Korea of breaching UN fuel cap
Washington: The United States on Wednesday accused North Korea of violating a UN-imposed ceiling on fuel imports by conducting dozens of ship-to-ship transfers at sea that broke international sanctions. CNN…
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News
Trump receives ‘beautiful’, ‘warm’ letter from Kim
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he received a “very beautiful” and “very warm” letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un amid the stalled nuclearisation”>denuclearisation negotiations between…
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News
US slaps sanctions on Syrian businessman for ‘supporting’ Assad
Washington: The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a Syrian businessman named Samer Foz and over a dozen entities and individuals for allegedly supporting President Bashar al-Assad regime. “These…
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Middle East
EU should resist US’ economic terrorism against Iran: Rouhani
Tehran [Iran]: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday said that the European Union should resist the “economic terrorism” committed by the United States against Iran and fulfill its obligation under…
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Middle East
Iran denounces latest US sanctions targetting petrochemical sector
Tehran [Iran]: Sharpening its attack, Iran on Saturday slammed the United States for its decision to impose fresh sanctions on the country’s largest petrochemical group, calling it a violation of…
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Middle East
Iran says new US sanctions show talks offer ‘hollow’
Tehran: Iran said Saturday that new US sanctions on its petrochemical industry show the hollowness of President Donald Trump’s claims to be open to fresh negotiations with Tehran. “Only one…
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Middle East
US hits Iran petrochemical group PGPIC with sanctions
Washington: The United States has hit Iran’s petrochemical group PGPIC with economic sanctions due to its ties with the country’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), the Treasury Department announced on Friday. The…
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World
US deploying its aircraft carrier, task force in Iran
Washington: The United States is deploying a carrier strike group and a bomber task force in Iran to send a “clear and unmistakable ” message that any action against Washington…
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World
Confident that Trump, Kim will hold 3rd summit: Pompeo
Washington: The US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday (local time) said that he is confident that a third USA-North Korea summit will be held to reach an agreement…
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World
No significant activity at N Korean facility, claims US-based think tank
Washington: There has been no activity of significance at the Sohae Launch facility in North Korea, according to the US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies. The new report comes…
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India
Hold is not block, we are optimistic: India on Azhar
New Delhi: Undeterred by the recent setback at the UN Security Council (UNSC), India will continue pushing for the listing of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as an international terrorist…
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Middle East
Don’t get deceived by European states: Khamenei to Iranian government
Dubai: Warning his country’s government not to be deceived by European signatories of the nuclear deal with major powers, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday said, “America’s enmity…
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Business
US removes Russian aluminium firm from the sanctions list
Washington: The US removed a Russian aluminium company from its sanctions list after a blacklisted billionaire and close ally of President Vladimir Putin delivered on a promised plan to divest…
