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Erdogan questions US’ NATO alliance with Turkey, condemns sanctions over S-400s

December 16, 2020 MEO Staff

Erdogan questions US’ NATO alliance with Turkey, condemns sanctions over S-400s [ More … ]

US sanctions on Iran block access to insulin and essential medicines, report

November 2, 2020 MEO Staff

Insulin shortage is threatening millions of lives in Iran, with the twin factors of sanctions and cross-border smuggling exacerbating the crisis A new tranche of sanctions imposed by the US on Iran has exacerbated the [ More … ]

EU mulls further sanctions on Syrian regime while UAE offers Assad $3bn

April 9, 2020 MEO Staff

The European Union is ready to impose stricter sanctions on high-level Syrian regime officials and scientists who were involved in using chemical weapons against civilians, the EU’s foreign policy chief said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency [ More … ]

Amid coronavirus, Iran urges int’l community to reject ‘inhumane’ US sanctions

April 7, 2020 MEO Staff

Iranian foreign ministry says the sanctions, which are part of Washington’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign, are impeding Tehran’s fight against Covid-19 Iran’s foreign ministry has urged the international community to ignore US sanctions and help the [ More … ]

US Senators call on Trump to issue ‘immediate’ sanctions after American citizen dies in Egypt jail

January 17, 2020 MEO Staff

Mustafa Kassem, American citizen who had been held in Egyptian prison for past five years, died on Monday after series of hunger strikes Two US Senators called on President Donald Trump to “immediately” sanction Egypt [ More … ]

UAE hires lobby group to push US to put sanctions on Turkey

December 18, 2019 MEO Staff

The UAE hired a US lobbying firm to convince Senators to impose sanctions on Turkey, according to the Anadolu Agency . The news agency said it had obtained an email sent by Charles Johnson, a [ More … ]

Turkey sanctions at stake as Trump meets Erdogan in Washington

November 14, 2019 MEO Staff

The two leaders are meeting against a backdrop of strained diplomatic and military ties between Ankara and Washington. by Ben Piven AL JAZEERA NEWS Fresh on the heels of yet another crisis point in an [ More … ]

US imposes sanctions on Turkey over Syria operation

October 15, 2019 MEO Staff

Designation follows Trump’s pledge to issue executive order authorizing possible imposition of sanctions The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Monday on two Turkish ministries and three senior government officials over Turkey’s anti-terror operation in northeastern [ More … ]

US imposes sanctions on Hezbollah MPs in Lebanon

July 10, 2019 MEO Staff

Sanctions target two Lebanese lawmakers and a top aide to Hassan Nasrallah The United States has imposed sanctions on Hezbollah political officials, including members of the Lebanese parliament, accusing the group of threatening the “economic [ More … ]