Sentences with phrase «international sanctions in»

This transpired during the reign of the Apartheid regime, so they had to decide whether to enter the country in defiance of international sanctions in return for a big payday.

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Iran, a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, re-emerged as a major oil exporter in January 2016 when international sanctions against...

Iran re-emerged as a major oil exporter in January 2016 when international sanctions against Tehran were lifted in return for curbs on Iran's nuclear programme.

Iran, a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, re-emerged as a major oil exporter in January 2016 when some international sanctions against Tehran were lifted in return for curbs on Iran's nuclear program.

Iran, a member of the rganization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, re-emerged as a major oil exporter in January 2016 when international sanctions against Tehran...

«This development is hugely important — it is the strongest indication to date that the Pakistani military knew of bin Laden's whereabouts and that it was complicit in hiding a man charged with international terrorism and on the United Nations sanctions list,» Gall concludes.

North Korea has been widening its cyber-operations in pursuit of cash and intelligence in an attempt to cushion the impact of international sanctions, and Reaper underscores the challenge in fending them off.

While some companies found ways to evade international sanctions and continued to do business in Burma, most are only now taking a serious look.

U.S. crude futures dipped below $ 28.50, while the international benchmark Brent fell as far as $ 27.79 a barrel after reports that Iran had offered sharp discounts to customers in Europe and Asia to find buyers for millions of barrels of oil in storage that it is now free to sell, after the lifting of most international sanctions on it at the weekend.

Trump has sanctioned dozens of Venezuelan officials, including government ministers and military officers, since he took office — including the vice president, who was accused of involvement in international drug trafficking, and President Nicolas Maduro himself, whom the Trump administration has labeled a «dictator.»

«The approval of this historic sanctions package is a clear sign that the international community is united in our efforts to keep up maximum pressure on the North Korean regime,» she said in a statement.

North Korea is drenched in chronic economic problems, due to a one - sided focus on military spending and decades of economic sanctions from the international community.

Iran, a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), re-emerged as a major oil exporter in January, 2016 when international sanctions against Tehran were lifted in return for curbs on Iran's nuclear programme.

In its coverage of the news that U.S. output topped 10 million barrels, the Financial Times put it best, writing that American frackers have «boosted the U.S. economy, creating tens of thousands of jobs, bolstered its energy security, created new international relationships and given Washington new freedom to use sanctions as a tool for strategic influence.»

But being at war with your smaller neighbor can also be costly, especially if your belligerence attracts international criticism and economic sanctions, and coincides with a collapse in the value of oil, your key export commodity.

But with the help of international allies, and diplomacy, he said the U.S. could use current sanctions as leverage, offering some relief in exchange for controls on the nuclear program — as occurred in the controversial Iran deal.

If issuers fail to collect information about recipients of airdrops, they may inadvertently violate international sanctions (what if that wallet belongs to someone in Iran?).

Today, Russia is similarly hemorrhaging capital as a result of international sanctions and crashing oil prices, prompted by both the American shale oil boom and OPEC's inaction in stabilizing the commodity at last month's meeting.

Iran resumed its role as a major oil exporter in January 2016 when international sanctions against Tehran were lifted in return for curbs on Iran's nuclear programme.

Yamal LNG: The loss of access to international capital markets due to the sanctions has made it very difficult for Novatek to secure financing for the Yamal LNG project in northwestern Siberia.

And with international sanctions against Iran about to be lifted — in exchange for an agreement to halt its nuclear program — the country has promised to increase its own production from 3.3 million barrels a day to as many as 4 million barrels a day by the end of 2016.

Providing much needed insight on Russia's global trading market and developments surrounding international sanctions, the conference will include contributions from Russia's leading corporates, financiers, insurers, public bodies and all supporting sectors involved in international trade finance.

Much of this was due to international sanctions imposed after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 against the wishes of Ukraine, Europe, and pretty much the whole world.

Many in Iran see great potential in digital currencies as a way to overcome problems related to international sanctions and difficulties facing the country's ailing banks.

Putin's actions, in open breach of international law and UN treaties, led to a protracted conflict in Ukraine, the imposition of western sanctions against Russia, and Russia's expulsion from the G8 group of countries.

In this respect, etiquette resembles international law, which seeks to avert war, but has only the sanction of shame with which to enforce its rules upon sovereign states.

U.S. opposition to the ICC is of a piece with its vote a year earlier against the treaty to ban antipersonnel land - mines, its refusal to pay UN dues, its economic sanctions on allies that do business in Cuba, and its implicit foreign policy of demanding a «superpower exemption» from international rules.

To the credit of the authorities, and in part because of the international sympathy aroused by an unusual amount of publicity, significant steps were taken to, ameliorate the plight of the victimized women; nevertheless, the incident clearly dramatizes not only the vulnerability of women to this particular form of violence but also the injustice of a culture, sanctioned by religion, which regards the woman's sexual integrity as primarily the concern of husbands and male relatives whose honor is at stake: bluntly, she is property, not a full person in her own right.

That moment has come, as Russia faces international isolation and sanctions due to its adventures in invading Ukraine and reckless bombing of Syria that adds to the suffering of Christians there.

In deference to the only sanctioning body that immediately recognized his victory, Douglas decided to wear his International Boxing Federation championship belt, a fashion accessory in the same way a dimpled hubcap might bIn deference to the only sanctioning body that immediately recognized his victory, Douglas decided to wear his International Boxing Federation championship belt, a fashion accessory in the same way a dimpled hubcap might bin the same way a dimpled hubcap might be.

The Wales international has sustained multiple injuries during his time with the European champions, and it appears that manager Zinedine Zidane is prepared to sanction the attacker's sale in the summer.

Arsenal conditionally accepted City's bid at the end of August but they were unable to sign Monaco midfielder Thomas Lemar, despite offering more than # 90m for the French international, and Guardiola would not sanction a request to let Raheem Sterling go in part - exchange for Sánchez.

The Costa Rica international made his first senior Arsenal appearance in August but is yet to start a Premier League game, and with Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil back from injury Arsene Wenger has sanctioned his departure.

If my understanding is correct, the only wars considered lawful by the UN are defensive wars or the ones sanctioned by her, assuming of course that UN has the final say in international law.

Now he's looking at the prospect of being the president who, in effect, sanctioned the use of chemical weapons, a violation of international law.

Yes, Trump's offer was in some ways similar, though he didn't talk much about the sanctions - US - Russian trade is miniscule compared to EU - Russian trade - and concentrated on what the US public fears post 9/11 - international terrorism.

An entire international body designed for restricting trade of nuclear materials was created in response to India's first test, and the US did impose sanctions on India for their tests in the 90's.

The White House expects Iran to finish work needed to trigger implementation of an international nuclear deal in the coming weeks, but Washington needs more time to prepare sanctions over its ballistic missile programme, a U.S. official said on Saturday.

Just like international law in general, they are based on consent rather than on the ability to impose sanctions or wield power on...

Burma survives international condemnation on the back of its friendship with China, which protects the military junta from any effective sanction from the international community, for instance by vetoing measures in the UN security council.

Pyongyang has been hit with international sanctions following its nuclear and missile tests in January and February, leading to its crippling economy.

Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani has for the first time acknowledged the contours of his unusual effort in representing Reza Zarrab, a Turkish gold trader jailed in Manhattan on charges of conspiring to violate the American sanctions on Iran: In a newly unsealed court affidavit, he makes it clear that he is trying to turn a criminal case into a matter of international diplomacin representing Reza Zarrab, a Turkish gold trader jailed in Manhattan on charges of conspiring to violate the American sanctions on Iran: In a newly unsealed court affidavit, he makes it clear that he is trying to turn a criminal case into a matter of international diplomacin Manhattan on charges of conspiring to violate the American sanctions on Iran: In a newly unsealed court affidavit, he makes it clear that he is trying to turn a criminal case into a matter of international diplomacIn a newly unsealed court affidavit, he makes it clear that he is trying to turn a criminal case into a matter of international diplomacy.

International sanctions against Burma should be suspended, David Cameron has said after talks with Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon.

Meanwhile, Iran won the NAM support for its nuclear programme and against international sanctions (as remarked in the final document of the summit), but failed to gather enough consent on Syria.

Successive waves of migrants have reached Europe's shores; terrorist groups are rampant in the Middle East, menacing personal safety and regional stability; North Korea, despite warnings and sanctions from the international community, obstinately continues to develop its nuclear programme; and climate change also warrants international collective action.

In recent years, North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes have made remarkable progress, despite international sanctions.

The International Development Secretary laid out plans for «legally enforceable sanctions» as part of a wider review, which details a shake - up of the «crony» market in which Britain's aid provision operates.

These sanctions, pressure from the UK and the international community, and a campaign of guerrilla warfare, finally led to a constitutional conference and free elections in 1979.

The former doesn't have nuclear weapons yet, but the prospect of it obtaining them has caused widespread alarm in the international community, with US sanctions being imposed, and more recently with the very disputed nuclear deal.

This is a low point for Ghana's international reputation and only a thorough investigation of the intentions of the Ghanaians involved in this «Kenya Affair» and effective sanctions against them can redeem the nation's image.