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France threatens sanctions on Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi's death
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], Oct 25 (ANI): France on Wednesday threatened to impose sanctions and other punitive measures against Saudi Arabia if their role in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was proven.
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U.S. sanctions businesses supporting Iranian recruitment, training of chil
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 17 (ANI): The United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against a vast network of businesses providing a financial lifeline to the Basij Resistance Force (Basij), a paramilitary force subordinate to Iran's Islami
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US issues new sanctions against Iran
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Oct 16 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday announced the imposition of fresh sanctions on Iran targeting banks and investment companies.
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Saudi rejects threats, threatens retaliation over Jamal Khashoggi disappea
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Oct 14 (ANI): Saudi Arabia on Sunday said it rejected any threats, economic or political pressure from Western countries over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, threatening to retaliate "with greater action," against any sanctions levied on them.
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Trump to discuss journalist Khashoggi's disappearance with Saudi King
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 13 (ANI/Sputnik): United States President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he will call Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud concerning the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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CAATSA will not be a pressure in India-Russia defence deals: Kudashev
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Amidst suspense over the United States imposing Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) on India for its recent S-400 missile purchase from Russia, Ambassador of Russia to India, Nikolay Kudashev, said that such sanctions will not b
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Centre sanctions Rs 29,695 cr of CCL for Punjab's paddy procurement
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): The Centre on Tuesday sanctioned a cash credit limit (CCL) of Rs 29,695.40 to Punjab for the procurement of paddy in the Kharif marketing season of 2018-19.
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Despite US sanctions, India to purchase oil from Iran
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said that despite the sanctions imposed by the United States, Indian companies have made nominations to purchase oil from Iran.
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Strict criteria for waiver, says US on CAATSA sanctions
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Oct 06 (ANI): The United States on Friday said that the waiver authority for sanctions under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) was not country-specific, adding that there are "strict criteria for considering a waiver."
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After India-Russia S-400 missile deal, US says it cannot prejudge any sanc
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Reacting to the India-Russia military agreement on the purchase of S -400 Triumph air defence missile systems, the United States on Friday said that it cannot prejudge any sanctions decisions and clarified that CAATSA (Countering America's Adversaries Through
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US sanctions 'source of mistrust': N Korea
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Oct 4 (ANI): The sanctions imposed by the United States are a source of growing mistrust with North Korea, and could threaten to stall the progress made in the denuclearisation talks between the two countries, the North's official newspaper said on Thursday.
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ICJ orders US to lift Iran sanctions
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], Oct 3 (ANI): The United Nations' International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday directed the United States to lift the sanctions imposed on humanitarian goods and civil aviation against Iran.
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