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Hezbollah says new US measures won’t affect group
Middle East
October 12, 2017
Hezbollah says new US measures won’t affect group
Hezbollah on Wednesday dismissed a multimillion dollar reward offered by the Trump administration in return for information on two of…
Erdogan says Turkey to consider sanctions over Kurdish independence vote: Anadolu
Middle East
September 20, 2017
Erdogan says Turkey to consider sanctions over Kurdish independence vote: Anadolu
Turkey will consider imposing sanctions on Kurdish northern Iraq over its planned independence referendum, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited by…
Egypt cuts military ties with North Korea: report
Egypt
September 12, 2017
Egypt cuts military ties with North Korea: report
Egypt’s defense minister, on a visit to Seoul, announced that his country has cut military ties with North Korea, according…
China says Japan shouldn’t slap North Korea with sanctions
World
September 2, 2017
China says Japan shouldn’t slap North Korea with sanctions
China has advised Japan not to impose sanctions unilaterally on North Korea after Pyongyang launched a test missile that flew…
China announces Sept. 5 cutoff of North Korean imports
World
August 14, 2017
China announces Sept. 5 cutoff of North Korean imports
China announced Monday it will cut off imports of North Korean coal, iron ore and other key goods in three…
Trump threatens Venezuela with unspecified ‘military option’
World
August 12, 2017
Trump threatens Venezuela with unspecified ‘military option’
US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened military intervention in Venezuela, a surprise escalation of Washington’s response to Venezuela’s political…
United Nations bans key North Korea exports over missile tests
World
August 6, 2017
United Nations bans key North Korea exports over missile tests
The United Nations Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday that could slash by a third…
Iran reiterates: New US sanctions are breach of nuclear deal
Middle East
August 3, 2017
Iran reiterates: New US sanctions are breach of nuclear deal
Iran is reiterating its allegation that the new US sanctions on Tehran signed by President Donald Trump the previous day…
Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it ‘trade war’
World
August 3, 2017
Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it ‘trade war’
US President Donald Trump grudgingly signed new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, a move Moscow said amounted to a full-scale…
Putin says US must cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia
World
July 31, 2017
Putin says US must cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia
President Vladimir Putin said the United States would have to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 people and…