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November 16, 2025

Pakistan supports the UN Security Council’s plan to sanction Yemen

House adopts resolution to extend 2014 sanctions regime against conflict-torn country Pakistani representative Gul Qaiser Sarwani. Photo: Radio Pakistan UNITED NATIONS: With the support of Pakistan, the UN Security Council is renewing the 2014 sanctions regime against conflict-torn Yemen for another twelve months, until 14 November 2026. The 15-member Council did so by adopting a draft resolution supported by the United Kingdom by 13 votes to none. Two members — China and Russia — abstained. The resolution also extends the mandate of the Panel of Experts supporting the 2014 Yemen Sanctions Committee until December 15, 2026. The 2014 UN sanctions

October 23, 2025

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Business

Oil rises 5% on US sanctions against Russian suppliers

Oil prices rose 5% on Thursday after the US imposed sanctions on major Russian suppliers Rosneft and Lukoil over the war in Ukraine, extending gains from the previous session. Brent crude futures were up $3.39, or 5.4%, at $65.98 a barrel by 10:18 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up $3.31, or 5.7%, at $61.81. US sanctions mean refiners in China and India, big buyers of Russian oil, will have to look for alternative suppliers to avoid being blocked by the Western banking system, according to Saxo Bank analyst Ole Hansen. The US said it was ready

August 29, 2024

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Business

Russia will start using cryptocurrencies from September 1st

MOSCOW: Russia will officially start using cryptocurrencies for international payments from September 1 in a bid to circumvent Western economic sanctions. With traditional payment systems strained by sanctions, Russian authorities are turning to alternative methods to enable international transactions. Before the conflict in Ukraine in 2022, the Central Bank of Russia had pushed for a complete ban on cryptocurrencies. However, their use has increased significantly since Russia was cut off from the SWIFT international payment system. On August 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation legalizing the experimental use of cryptocurrencies for international payments and Forex transactions. The Central Bank

August 28, 2024

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International

US imposes new sanctions on Israeli settlers amid West Bank violence

Listen to the article WASHINGTON: The US on Wednesday announced new sanctions against an Israeli NGO and an individual over extremist settler violence in the occupied West Bank against Palestinians. The State Department announced that it is imposing sanctions on Hashomer Yosh, an Israeli non-governmental organization that the US has accused of providing material support to the US-designated Meitarim Farm outpost, and US-designated individuals Yinon Levi, Neriya Ben Pazi and Zvi Bar Yosef. The agency also sanctions Yitzhak Levi Filant (Filant), the political security coordinator of the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar, accusing him of leading a group of armed

Pakistan supports the UN Security Council’s plan to sanction Yemen

Oil rises 5% on US sanctions against Russian suppliers

Russia will start using cryptocurrencies from September 1st

US imposes new sanctions on Israeli settlers amid West Bank violence

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