US Sanction

A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia June 4, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo
World+Biz

India halts trade with US-sanctioned Russian companies and tankers, government source says

Kremlin said the latest US sanctions on Russia's energy sector risked destabilising global markets and Moscow would do everything possible to minimise their impact

Flue gas and steam rise out of chimneys and smokestacks of an oil refinery during sunset on a frosty day in the Siberian city of Omsk, Russia, February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko/File Photo
World+Biz

Tougher US sanctions to curb Russian oil supply to China, India

A general view of the city during the year's first sunrise on New Year's Day, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, January 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo
Middle East

US to ease aid restrictions for Syria in limited show of support for new government: WSJ

Foreign minister for the interim Syrian government Asaad al-Shaibani (L) meets with Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani in Doha, Jan. 5, 2025. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Syrian ministers urge lifting of US sanctions in first visit to Doha

Former CEO of SriLankan Airlines, Kapila Chandrasena, leaves the court along with prison officers, after being remanded in Colombo, Sri Lanka February 6, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
South Asia

US sanctions targets include former SriLankan Airlines CEO over Airbus deal

A view of trucks carrying aid to Gaza that were stopped after they were damaged by Israeli settlers near a checkpoint near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank May 14,2024. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma/ File Photo
Middle East

US imposes sanctions on Israeli group that attacked Gaza aid

Flags of US and China are seen in this illustration picture taken August 2, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration
World+Biz

US says it could act against China firms, banks over Russian war support

Flags of US and China are seen in this illustration picture taken August 2, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration
China

US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese, Hong Kong officials, State Dept says

Former Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed. Picture: Collected
Bangladesh

Action against me taken to embarrass, discredit the government: General Aziz

A file photo of former army chief General Aziz Ahmed. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

US slaps travel ban on ex army chief Gen Aziz, family for 'significant corruption'

Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader speaks at a press briefing held in the Secretariat addressing contemporary issues on Tuesday, 14 May. Photo via UNB
Bangladesh

Don't care about US sanctions, visa policies: Quader

Despite a slowdown in consumer business after the US sanctions, Huawei’s profits steadily grew thanks to its diversified businesses. Photo: Jebun Nesa Alo
Panorama

How Huawei diversified business to defy the effects of US sanctions

File Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz (not pictured) in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, 28 October 2023. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

'This is a red line': Israel hits out as US sanctions IDF