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Participants of the G7 finance ministers and central bankers meeting pose for a family picture, ahead of the kickoff of the meeting at Aoba Castle in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo May 19, 2016. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

G7 Pledges to Intensify Controls on Terrorist Financing

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 21, 2016 | World

The Group of Seven major economies committed on Saturday to take more aggressive action to combat financing of terrorism and violent extremism that jeopardize global stability. Finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) issued an “action plan” following a...

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a news conference after a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei in Moscow, Russia, on June 8, 2015. (Reuters/Maxim Zmeyev)

Kremlin says nothing new in tough G7 line on Russia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 8, 2015 | World

Moscow, Reuters—Russia said on Monday it saw nothing new in the tough line taken by leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) on Moscow over sanctions and suggested there were differences among its member states. British Prime Minister David Cameron and European Council...

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Leaders take part in the G7 summit in Brussels on June 5, 2014. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

G7 willing to step up sanctions on Russia over Ukraine

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 5, 2014 | World

Brussels, Reuters—The world’s leading industrialized nations threatened on Wednesday to impose harder-hitting sanctions on Russia if it does not help restore stability to eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian militias continue to operate at will. While Ukraine was...