Yellen says US set to tighten sanctions on Iran soon
Washington (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday of further sanctions targeting Iran following its unprecedented weekend attack ...
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Kyrgyzstan to stop accepting Russian payment cards
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) - Kyrgyzstan will stop accepting Russia's Mir payment cards amid concerns it could expose the country's financial ...
Armenian banks to ditch Russian cards over US sanctions
Yerevan (AFP) - Armenian banks on Friday said they would stop processing transactions made by Russian Mir payment cards due ...
Iraq Central Bank says regulated dollar transactions rising
Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq, fighting a booming currency black market, has considerably increased overseas dollar transactions through the official global ...
EU eyes tariffs to ‘choke off’ Russian grain sales
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU is looking to "choke off" revenue Russia uses for its war on Ukraine by ...
US sanctions network smuggling American tech to Iran’s central bank
Washington (AFP) - The US Treasury Department unveiled sanctions against a network of companies and individuals Friday for facilitating illegal ...
Niger isolated and suspicious despite end of sanctions
Niamey (Niger) (AFP) - It's been two weeks since the lifting of tough sanctions on military-ruled Niger, but the pace ...
Biden slaps sanctions on 500 targets in Russia ‘war machine’
Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden announced sanctions against Russia Friday, on over 500 targets, to mark the second ...
US snaps back sanctions on Venezuela, which denounces ‘blackmail’
Washington (AFP) - The United States warned Tuesday it was ready to snap back sanctions on Venezuela's vital oil industry ...
Niger newspapers feel force of post-coup sanctions
Niamey (Niger) (AFP) - Weak sales, deserting advertisers, falling revenues and unpaid wages: Niger's newspaper industry has been buffeted by ...
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