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Apr- 2020 -21 AprilAfrica
UN sanctions Central African Republic rebel group leader Miskine
The UN Security Council imposed sanctions on Central African Republic rebel group FDPC leader Abdoulaye Miskine
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Jan- 2020 -23 JanuaryEurope
US to push European allies for new sanctions on Syria after Russia limits aid
US officials will meet with European counterparts in Brussels next week to discuss upping economic sanctions on Syria's Assad regime
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20 JanuaryMiddle East
Iran will ‘consider’ nuclear weapons treaty withdrawal if Europe pushes UN dispute
Iran said it will consider withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons if a dispute over its atomic program goes before the UN Security Council
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18 JanuaryMiddle East
US sanctions Iran IRGC general, alleging he ordered protest crackdown
The US sanctioned Iran IRGC Brigadier General Hassan Shahvarpour for overseeing a massacre of protestors in November
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Dec- 2019 -6 DecemberMiddle East
US sanctions leaders of Iran-linked militias accused of firing on Iraqi protesters
The US sanctioned three Iraqi nationals for alleged involvement in the violent repression of ongoing protests, and a fourth for corruption
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Jul- 2019 -16 JulyAfrica
Mali: JNIM commander Bah Ag Moussa added to US designated terrorist list
The US added JNIM commander Bah Ag Moussa to the specially designated terrorist list, as part of wider efforts to target the Mali militant group
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Apr- 2019 -29 AprilAsia Pacific
EU extends Myanmar arms sales embargo
The European Union extended a ban on selling arms to Myanmar and prolonged sanctions against high-ranking officials over human rights violations
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Oct- 2018 -4 OctoberBusiness
US sanctions prevent Russia from delivering Su-35s to Indonesia
Russia has to postpone the delivery of Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter jets to Indonesia due to financing complications caused by U.S. sanctions
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Sep- 2018 -11 SeptemberMiddle East
US sanctions on Syria’s oil procurement network reaffirm America’s post-ISIS strategy
With most of Syria’s oil and gas under US partner force control, new sanctions raise questions about post-ISIS strategy, the Assad regime and Russia, Jared Szuba reports
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Aug- 2018 -21 AugustBlog
Iran’s first indigenously developed fighter jet looks a lot like the American F-5
Iran unveiled the "Kowsar," it's first domestic fighter jet that looked remarkably like the Northrop Grumman F-5
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