by Ahmed Younis | Jul 13, 2017 | Middle East
Khartoum – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has suspended for a period of three months negotiations with the United States over economic sanctions. A statement published by Sudan’s state news agency on Wednesday said that Al-Bashir has issued a republican decree...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 7, 2014 | Middle East
Vienna, Associated Press—Talks over Iran’s nuclear program are making little headway, with Tehran resisting US-led efforts to crimp activities that could be turned toward making weapons, diplomats said Monday. As negotiations move closer to a July 20 target date...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 13, 2014 | World
Berlin and Moscow, Reuters—Russia launched new military exercises near its border with Ukraine on Thursday, showing no sign of backing down in its plans to annex its neighbor’s Crimea region despite a stronger than expected drive for sanctions from the EU and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 1, 2013 | Business
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed on Saturday to speed up development of the giant South Pars gas field off the coast of southern Iran, amid expectations of the easing of sanctions following November’s interim agreement on Iran’s...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 25, 2013 | Business
Dubai, Reuters—The easing of a ban on European insurance for shipments of Iranian oil may lift Iran’s crude exports to big oil buyers in Asia, including India and China. The easing of EU shipping insurance sanctions was part of a deal on Sunday between Iran and...
