sanctions
Gaza power plant shuts down for third time in a month
Egypt
March 10, 2012
Gaza power plant shuts down for third time in a month
The Gaza Strip's sole power plant shut down on Saturday for the third time in a month due to a…
Israel seeks tighter sanctions against Iran
Egypt
February 18, 2012
Israel seeks tighter sanctions against Iran
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak Saturday called on the world to tighten sanctions on Iran before the country enters a…
Iran to load own nuclear fuel rods in Tehran reactor
World
February 15, 2012
Iran to load own nuclear fuel rods in Tehran reactor
Iran will load domestically made nuclear fuel rods into its Tehran Research Reactor on Wednesday for the first time to…
UK urges tougher Syria sanctions, Russia issues warning
World
January 19, 2012
UK urges tougher Syria sanctions, Russia issues warning
BEIRUT — Britain called on Wednesday for harsher sanctions on Syria, where an Arab monitoring mission has failed to halt…
Arab League sees ‘positive signs’ from Syria
World
December 17, 2011
Arab League sees ‘positive signs’ from Syria
The Arab League expects the Damascus regime to sign up "soon" to an observer mission intended to monitor the protection…
Israel’s Barak plays down ‘shadow war’ against Iran
World
December 4, 2011
Israel’s Barak plays down ‘shadow war’ against Iran
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak played down speculation on Saturday that Israel and U.S.-led allies were waging clandestine war on…
At least 23 dead in intensifying Syria violence
World
December 4, 2011
At least 23 dead in intensifying Syria violence
At least 23 people were reported killed in Syria Saturday as violence intensified in the eighth month of an uprising…
Arabs impose travel ban on 17 Syrians
World
December 1, 2011
Arabs impose travel ban on 17 Syrians
The Arab League, which voted to impose sanctions on Syria for failing to end a crackdown on protesters, has listed…
Syrians protest Arab sanctions ‘interference’
World
November 28, 2011
Syrians protest Arab sanctions ‘interference’
Tens of thousands of Syrians protested Monday in state-backed rallies against unprecedented economic sanctions imposed by the Arab League over…
Arab sanctions tighten noose on Syria’s Assad
World
November 28, 2011
Arab sanctions tighten noose on Syria’s Assad
The Arab League approved unprecedented economic sanctions against Syria, isolating President Bashar al-Assad's government over its eight-month crackdown on protests…