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India to chair 3 UNSC Committees

The Ambassador of India to the United Nations recently announced that India has been asked to chair three important committees of the Security Council. What are the three...

January 9, 2021

What are CAATSA Sanctions?

The United States recently imposed sanctions on Turkey under section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, CAATSA. The sanctions were imposed for buying Russian made...

December 16, 2020

Abdalla Hamdok takes charge as new Prime Minister of Sudan

Prominent economist Abdalla Hamdok has taken charge as the new Prime Minister of Sudan and vowed to work towards ending the country’s economic crisis and establishing peace. In...

August 24, 2019

Which Russian tycoon has sued US over sanctions?

Russian metal tycoon Oleg Deripaska has sued the US due to sanctions which the latter has imposed. Deripaska has claimed that US has gone beyond its legal limit...

March 16, 2019

UNSC adopts Resolution 2428 to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted a resolution 2428 (2018) to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan. The measure will stop the flow of weapons...

July 15, 2018

Russia imposes economic sanctions against Turkey

Russia has imposed economic sanctions against Turkey, a NATO member over the issue of downing of a Russian Sukhoi 24 warplane on the Syrian border. In this regard,...

November 30, 2015

Russian troops start withdrawal

Ukraine has affirmed that the Russian troops who were believed to be in the Ukrainian territory have withdrawn back to Russian soils. This is a major step which...

September 11, 2014

More US sanctions on Iran

US imposed more sanctions on Iran to weaken its oil export dependent economy. It imposed Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA) and put penalizing...

August 9, 2012

EU intensifies arms embargo & sanctions against Syria

The European Union intensified arms embargo and sanctions against the Syria government in reaction to rising violence in the country. The 27-member Union adopted the conclusion according to...

July 24, 2012

Fresh sanctions imposed on Iran

The US imposed fresh sanctions against Iran increasing pressure on Tehran to take seriously concerns about its suspected nuclear weapons programme. The Treasury and State Department actions target...

July 16, 2012

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