US continues to squeeze Cuban economy with new round of sanctions

The United States has announced a new series of economic sanctions targeting Cuba, its latest step in a campaign to squeeze the island’s already fragile economy.

UNHRC to consider call for Israel arms embargo

The UN Human Rights Council will consider a draft resolution on Friday calling for an arms embargo on Israel, citing the "plausible risk of genocide in Gaza".

Only the United States and Israel voted against the UN General Assembly resolution on Cuba

Only the United States and Israel voted in the UN General Assembly against the resolution “The need to end the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba,” and only Ukraine abstained.

Путин: российские энергокомпании должны быть готовы к эмбарго на нефть | РЕН ТВ

Российские энергетические компании должны быть готовы к введению эмбарго на нефть из России в новом пакете санкций Евросоюзе. Об этом президент России Владимир Путин заявил 8 июля на совещании с правительством.

EU leaders agree to exempt Hungary from Russian oil embargo

European Union leaders reached a late-night agreement Monday on cutting 90% of Russian oil imports and exempting crude oil transported by pipeline to Hungary under the measures, the president of the European Commission announced.

EU Revising 6th Sanctions Package As 6 States Having Issues With Proposed Oil Ban - Source - UrduPoint

EU ambassadors are meeting on Friday to discuss the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, with six member states expressing objections to different aspects of the proposed oil embargo, a source told Sputnik.

Attacks on energy infrastructure, supply cutoff by Russia and Belarus: UA closed 7,000 gas stations

 

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EU members seek exemptions from Russian oil embargo

European Union officials have handed over a draft plan to member states on a new package of sanctions against Russia, but some members are jockeying to opt out of an oil embargo.

Hungarian government 'does not support' Russian oil and gas embargo: official - China.org.cn

The Hungarian government does not support the oil and gas embargo against Russia, a senior official said on Monday.

European Leaders Oppose Banning Russian Energy Imports - UrduPoint

The leaders of Germany, Britain and the Netherlands cautioned Monday against abruptly banning Russian energy imports as part of sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, saying there were no immediate alternative supplies.

EU Pledges To Help Libya Improve Security, Border Management - Borrell - UrduPoint

The European Union is interested in increasing cooperation with Libya on border management and security, including with the involvement of EU forces already present on the ground, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said following his visit to Tripoli.

President: ‘Independent’ Mexico Has Every Right to Send Aid to Cuba in Defiance of ‘Inhumane’ US Sanctions - FARS

(FNA)- President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador scoffed at the notion that Mexico should honor a US-imposed embargo on Cuba, as his country sends aid to the island in defiance of Washington’s suffocating economic restrictions.

Cuban Americans March From Miami to DC to Protest Against US Embargo - Sputnik International

(Sputnik) - A group of US Cuban activists are marching throughout the country to protest against Washington’s longtime embargo on the island nation and draw attention to the suffering it has caused, group leader Carlos Lazo told Sputnik.

UN Calls for Withdrawal of Foreign Troops, Mercenaries from Libya - FARS

(FNA)- The United Nations Security Council called on Friday for the withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya "without further delay" in a unanimously approved declaration.

Germany against arms embargo on Turkey, says FM Maas - AA

Germany is against Greece's demands of imposing an arms embargo on Turkey due to tension in the Eastern Mediterranean, the German foreign minister said on Dec. 22.

Turkish cargo ship detained by Haftar’s forces - hurriyetdailynews

A Turkish ship transporting medicine to Libya’s port of Misrata was detained early on Dec. 8 by forces loyal to Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar.

US shows ‘political imprudence’ accusing Russian firm of jet fuel deliveries to Syria – Moscow

The United States has again demonstrated its “political imprudence” by accusing the Russian shipping company Sovfracht of aviation fuel deliveries to Syria, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

UN envoy warns against continuous influx of weapons to Libya

Head of UN Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame on Wednesday confirmed that weapons continue to enter Libya in the absence of a unified Libyan authority protecting the borders.

Germany Suspends Arms Deliveries to Turkey Over Afrin "Operation"/invasion

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has expressed the country's concern over Ankara's ongoing operation in Afrin and revealed the decision to halt sypplying Turkey with German-built Leopard tanks, according to Spiegel.

US votes against UN resolution calling for end to Cuba embargo. Israel voted again in line with the US

The United States on Wednesday voted against a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, as announced on Tuesday by the U.S. State Department.