This is Beirut, 12/07 05:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Cuba Sanctions Diplomacy
The United States announced its first sanctions on Friday against Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel for his role "in the Cuban regime's brutality toward the Cuban people." It is the latest in a series of measures by US President Donald Trump's administration to increase pressure on the Cuban government. The United States was ...
This is Beirut, 09/07 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Sanctions Marco Rubio United Nations Francesca Albanese
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced Washington was sanctioning the United Nations special expert on the Palestinian territories, following her criticism of Washington policy on Gaza. "Today I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her illegitimate and shameful efforts ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 09/07 17:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Ghost Fleet Russia Iran Sanctions Petrol
They are invisible yet omnipresent. Hundreds of oil tankers sail in the shadows, without insurance, without rules, off the radar… These are the ghost fleets. Script by Élie-Joe Kamel
Liliane Mokbel, 02/07 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a move that could signal a turning point in Washington-Damascus relations, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 30, 2025, partially lifting economic sanctions against Syria. These measures, in place for more than two decades, had severely isolated the Syrian economy and disrupted the functioning of most public ...
This is Beirut, 30/06 23:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Syria Sanctions
President Donald Trump on Monday formally dismantled US sanctions against Syria, hoping to reintegrate the war-battered country into the global economy as Israel eyes ties with its new leadership. Trump lifted most sanctions against Syria in May, responding to appeals from Saudi Arabia and Turkey after former Islamist guerrilla Ahmed al-Sharaa ...
This is Beirut, 17/06 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia United Kingdom Sanctions
The UK on Tuesday tightened its sanctions on Russia's so-called shadow fleet, slapping bans on 20 more ships and blacklisting 10 other people or bodies involved in energy and shipping. Security analysts say the fleet of aging vessels is used by Russia to circumvent international sanctions that ban it from selling oil. Hundreds of vessels ...
Mario Chartouni, 10/06 11:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Arab Emirates US economy sanctions nuclear program Iran Hong Kong
With nuclear talks stalled, Washington has opened a new front in its standoff with Tehran: financial warfare. On Friday, the United States imposed sanctions on more than 30 individuals and entities tied to a sprawling money-laundering network that covertly funnels funds to the Iranian regime. This clandestine financial system — a covert, ...
This is Beirut, 02/06 20:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran Nuclear Sanctions Diplomacy Enrichment MiddleEast
As global attention shifts back to Tehran, the Iranian government is reportedly reviewing a far-reaching US proposal aimed at reviving the stalled nuclear talks. The plan, relayed via Oman, was drafted by Steve Witkoff, the US President’s special envoy to the Middle East. According to diplomatic sources quoted by Kuwait’s Al-Jarida, the ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Harvard Sanctions
Harvard held its annual graduation ceremony Thursday as a federal judge considers the legality of punitive measures taken against the university by US President Donald Trump. Hundreds of robed students and academics squeezed onto the steps of the campus's main library as Trump piled unprecedented pressure onto the university, one of the most ...
This is Beirut, 20/05 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Kingdom Israel Israel Sanctions Gaza
Britain suspended free-trade negotiations with Israel on Tuesday and summoned its ambassador to the foreign ministry in its toughest stance yet against Israel's conduct in the war in Gaza. Foreign Secretary David Lammy accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government of "egregious actions and rhetoric" over its ...
This is Beirut, 17/05 15:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Turkey United States Donald Trump Sanctions CAATSA
Turkey has seen an easing of US sanctions on its defense sector since Donald Trump became president, with steps towards ending the measure advancing quickly, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday. "We can easily say that there is a softening in CAATSA," he told reporters while returning from a European summit, referring to US ...
This is Beirut, 15/05 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Marco Rubio United States Syria Sanctions
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday met Syria's foreign minister to discuss normalizing relations after President Donald Trump moved to ease sanctions on the war-battered country. The top US diplomat, in the Turkish resort of Antalya for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, opened talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad ...