Tag: US sanctions

• Friday, August 19th 2022 - 10:03 UTC

  Argentine President calls for an end to Venezuela, Cuba blockades

  

  Argentina's Alberto Fernández Thursday called for an “end” to blockades against Cuba and Venezuela during an event at the Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK) in Buenos Aires hosted by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), of which he currently holds the pro-tempore presidency.

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 10:54 UTC

  Alberto Fernández accuses opposition of seeking political gain from 747 case

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Saturday argued the opposition had tried to make a political gain out of the Venezuelan-Iranian aircraft scandal by linking it “with such painful events as the AMIA bombing.”

• Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 08:52 UTC

  US sanctions Brazil-based businesses and individuals for supporting Al Qaeda

  

  The Government of the United States has issued sanctions against three people and two of their Brazil-based companies after having determined they were linked to supporting Al Qaeda, it was announced Wednesday.

• Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  The Biden administration has no immediate plans to review sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba

  

  The new administration of president Joe Biden is in “no rush” to lift U.S. sanctions on Venezuela but would consider easing them if President Nicolas Maduro takes confidence-building steps showing he is ready to negotiate seriously with the opposition, according to White House sources.

• Saturday, February 13th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  British controversial lawyer elected as prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

  

  British human rights lawyer Karim Khan was elected on Friday as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a politically daunting position whose incumbent was slapped with US sanctions.

• Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  US sanctions Chinese company supporting Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro

  

  The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Chinese firm China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC), accusing it of supporting Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro efforts to undermine democracy.

• Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:42 UTC

  Venezuela resumes direct shipments of oil to China despite US sanctions

  

  Venezuela has resumed direct shipments of oil to China after U.S. sanctions sent the trade underground for more than a year, according to Refinitiv Eikon vessel-tracking data and internal documents from state company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).

• Thursday, September 24th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  New US sanctions on Cuba: ban on the import of cigars and liquors

  

  US President Donald Trump announced new sanctions related to Cuba on Wednesday that will prohibit Americans from staying at properties owned by the Cuban government as well as the import of Cuban cigars and liquor.

• Tuesday, September 22nd 2020 - 08:31 UTC

  Mexican court unfreezes bank account of company blacklisted by US for trading with Venezuela

  

  Mexican court has unfrozen the bank accounts of a local company blacklisted by the United States for trading in oil with Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA despite US sanctions, Mexico's anti-money laundering unit said.

• Friday, August 14th 2020 - 07:54 UTC

  US government seizes vessels loaded with Iranian oil in violation of sanctions, WSJ reports

  

  The US government has for the first time seized vessels allegedly loaded with Iranian fuel in violation of sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing US officials.