Iran imposes sanctions on Americans over 2020 killing of top general
Iran on Saturday imposed sanctions on dozens more Americans, many of them from the U.S. military, over the 2020 killing of General Qassem Soleimani in...
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EU agrees new sanctions on Belarus, airlines over border crisis
The European Union agreed on Monday to step up sanctions against Belarus, which denounced as “absurd” Western accusations that it was driving a migrant crisis that...
UN praises Cyprus support for work on plane suspected of breaching sanctions
The United Nations has praised Cyprus support for the work UN inspectors carried out on the island on a small plane suspected to have violated...
UK, U.S. impose sanctions on Russian intelligence agents over Navalny poisoning
Britain and the United States imposed sanctions on Friday on men they said were Russian intelligence operatives responsible for the poisoning one year ago of...
Cyprus closes its airspace to Belarus airlines, flights
Cyprus has closed its airspace to flights from Belarus, joining a list of European Union nations imposing restrictions following the forced landing of a passenger jet...
China bars U.S. evangelical in response to sanctioning of Chinese official
China said on Wednesday it had blocked an American evangelical leader and businessman and his family from visiting following the U.S. sanctioning of a Chinese...
Turkey says it won’t abandon East Med rights over EU sanctions threat
Turkey will not abandon its rights and interests in the eastern Mediterranean because of possible European Union sanctions or criticism, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said...
President ‘absolutely satisfied’ with Council steps on Turkey
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday expressed his “absolute satisfaction” with the conclusions of the European Council and the fact that more names would be added...
EU to approve sanctions over Turkish gas drilling – draft statement
European Union leaders are set to agree sanctions on Turkish individuals on Thursday over a energy exploration dispute with Greece and Cyprus, but will postpone any...
Iran watchdog passes law on hardening nuclear stance, halting UN inspections
Iran’s watchdog body approved a law on Wednesday that obliges the government to halt U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites and step up uranium enrichment...
Our View: Sanctions would not stop Turkey’s unlawful actions
Political decisions are always judged by their results. Politicians could have the best intentions, but when they overestimate their powers or make wrong calculations in...
Turkey criticises EU for continued reference to sanctions
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Friday many areas of the European Union summit decisions concerning Turkey were “divorced from realities”, voicing concern about the...
Turkish official says Ankara would not be swayed by EU sanctions over Eastern Mediterranean
By Jonathan Spicer Turkey would be even more determined to protect its territorial rights in the Eastern Mediterranean if the European Union decided to impose...
Cyprus demands Turkey sanctions at EU summit (Update 5)
Cyprus came under enormous pressure from its EU partners at a summit on Thursday that looked set to go well into the evening, to drop...
Nicosia’s sanctions move largely welcomed at home
The government’s hardball stance over EU sanctions – on Monday it blocked sanctions against Belarus without them agreed on Turkey in return – was welcomed...
Anastasiades leaves Wednesday for crucial EU Council summit
President Nicos Anastasiades leaves on Wednesday for Brussels in order to participate in the Special European Council, on September 24 and 25. Among the issues...
Our View: Securing sanctions against Turkey has become an end in itself
FOR SOME time now, the Anastasiades government has been on the offensive, accusing the EU of a ‘policy of appeasement’ towards Turkey, of ‘practising double...
Cyprus says its issues with Turkey not linked to EU Belarus sanctions (Updated)
European Union sanctions on Belarus are being delayed by a separate dispute between Cyprus and Turkey over energy resources in the Eastern Mediterranean, four EU diplomats said,...
Our View: Government has unlikely new target: the EU
It appears the Anastasiades government has now decided to step up its attacks on the European Union for its perceived failure to impose punitive measures...
EU seeks extra measures to ease tensions with Turkey
The EU will be looking at further options to ease tensions with Turkey, including additional listings within the sanctions framework as proposed by Cyprus, it...
