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EU

Turkey’s Erdogan brushes off threats of EU sanctions, says Brussels ‘never honest’ with Ankara

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020By Editor

Any potential economic sanctions the EU might impose on Turkey do not concern the country much, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, accusing the bloc of never acting “honestly” towards Ankara. … Read More >Turkey’s Erdogan brushes off threats of EU sanctions, says Brussels ‘never honest’ with Ankara

Tehran sanctions US ambassador to Yemen in tit-for-tat move after Washington blacklisted Iranian envoy to Houthis

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020By Editor

Iran has announced sanctions against the US ambassador to Yemen, Christopher Henzel, in retaliation for Washington imposing similar penalties on Iran’s envoy to the country’s Houthi rebels a day earlier. … Read More >Tehran sanctions US ambassador to Yemen in tit-for-tat move after Washington blacklisted Iranian envoy to Houthis

Iran’s Foreign Minister Says Adversary Powers Try to Keep Sanctions Against Iran

Posted on December 1, 2020December 1, 2020By Editor

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday said that proponents of hard-line policies against Iran intend to undermine the atmosphere that has been created to lift sanctions from the country. … Read More >Iran’s Foreign Minister Says Adversary Powers Try to Keep Sanctions Against Iran

Beijing slaps sanctions on 4 individuals with links to US democracy promotion efforts in Hong Kong

Posted on December 1, 2020December 1, 2020By Editor

Chinese officials have said they are imposing sanctions on four individuals who Beijing claims are responsible for interfering in Hong Kong’s affairs, and who are linked to US democracy promotion initiatives. … Read More >Beijing slaps sanctions on 4 individuals with links to US democracy promotion efforts in Hong Kong

Russia

Navalny uses meeting between EU officials & pro-West Russian opposition to call for sanctions on Kremlin-linked ‘oligarchs’

Posted on November 29, 2020November 29, 2020By Editor

Alexey Navalny has called on the EU to impose sanctions on Russian “oligarchs,” rich businessmen he says are connected to the Kremlin. The opposition figure wants them to be prevented from keeping assets inside the 27-member bloc. … Read More >Navalny uses meeting between EU officials & pro-West Russian opposition to call for sanctions on Kremlin-linked ‘oligarchs’

EU

Turkey says EU call for sanctions over Cyprus ‘disconnected from reality’

Posted on November 27, 2020By Editor

Ankara has denounced a resolution by EU Parliament lawmakers for sanctions against Turkey over Cyprus after President Erdogan’s recent visit to the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state and the reopening of an abandoned town. … Read More >Turkey says EU call for sanctions over Cyprus ‘disconnected from reality’

EU

European Parliament approves sanctions on Turkey over reopening of Cyprus town

Posted on November 26, 2020November 26, 2020By Editor

MEPs have adopted an amendment calling on the European Council to impose sanctions on Turkey, after they unanimously voted to condemn its recent “unilateral and illegal” behavior in Cyprus and the surrounding territorial waters. … Read More >European Parliament approves sanctions on Turkey over reopening of Cyprus town

EU

Europe ‘ready to take measures’ against any entity that blocks Libyan peace process

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020By Editor

France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom have warned that they are prepared to sanction any entity involved in Libyan politics, domestic or foreign, that attempts to obstruct the fragile peace process there. … Read More >Europe ‘ready to take measures’ against any entity that blocks Libyan peace process

World

Authorities clash with protesters in Belarus as exiled Tikhanovskaya warns riot police could be listed as ‘terrorists’ by EU

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020By Editor

Thousands have taken to the streets for another weekend of protests in Belarus. Stun grenades were fired at the crowds, while opposition figures abroad have been pressuring Western leaders to increase sanction pressure on Minsk. … Read More >Authorities clash with protesters in Belarus as exiled Tikhanovskaya warns riot police could be listed as ‘terrorists’ by EU

World

Belarus to Impose Sanctions on High-Ranking EU Officials, Foreign Minister States

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020By Editor

Minsk will slap sanctions on high-ranking officials of the European Union, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said on Sunday. … Read More >Belarus to Impose Sanctions on High-Ranking EU Officials, Foreign Minister States