Tag: Embargoes and Sanctions
Trump Shrugs Off Netanyahu on Gulf Tour
When President Trump shook hands with Syria’s new leader and promised to lift sanctions on his country at the Saudi royal palace this...
Will Putin Be in Turkey for Peace Talks? Kremlin’s List Indicates...
Russia on Wednesday released a list of officials who will attend peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey. But a key person was missing:...
Trump Meets Ahmed al-Shara After Vowing to Lift Sanctions on Syria
President Trump, swiftly dismantling decades of U.S. government policy that treated Syria like a pariah, held an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday with its...
Taking Inches in Battle, Russia Demands Miles in Talks
As the world waits to to see if he shows up in Turkey for cease-fire negotiations this week, President Vladimir V. Putin has...
Trump to Lift Sanctions on Syria, Meet with New President
President Trump said on Tuesday that he would lift sanctions on Syria, throwing an economic lifeline to a country devastated by nearly 14...
E.U. Leaders Demand Russia Accept Ukraine Cease-fire by End of Day
European leaders stepped up pressure on Russia to accept an unconditional cease-fire in Ukraine, threatening to immediately impose a new round of punishing...
Putin Puts On Show of Defiance as Cease-fire Talks Drag On
He hugged a North Korean general. He squired China’s leader around with special care. He spoke of the sacrifices of soldiers. And he...
Indian Defense Firm Says It Did Not Resell U.K. Technology to...
An Indian defense company says that it did not resell sensitive technology to Russia that was supplied by one of the biggest corporate...
Israel Bombs Yemeni Port City After Houthi Missile Struck Near Tel...
Israeli fighter jets flew over 1,000 miles to strike the port city of Hudaydah in western Yemen on Monday, after Houthi militants fired...
Britain Lifts Sanctions on Syrian Security Agencies
Britain on Thursday lifted sanctions that had been imposed on several Syrian government agencies during the rule of the now-deposed president, Bashar al-Assad,...
