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UN extends sanctions on Yemen’s Ansarullah for nine months
Feb 16, 2023 05:12The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to renew for nine months its sanctions against several leaders and top officials of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement, which has been running the Sana’a government since 2014.
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Iran allocates €400mln to importers from blocked funds in Iraq
Feb 16, 2023 03:07The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has offered some €400 million ($427 million) from its resources blocked in Iraq because of US sanctions to importers in the country more than two weeks after reports suggested that authorities were planning to use the funds for imports of food and medicine from the Arab country.
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Unilateral US sanctions taking toll on thalassemia patients in Iran: UN experts
Feb 16, 2023 02:42United Nations experts have denounced the unilateral US sanctions against Iran, which have considerably reduced access of thalassemia patients to vital medicine, causing a number of deaths.
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Only nine EU nations help with Syria's humanitarian catastrophe
Feb 15, 2023 10:05Lives have been saved in Turkey following recent earthquakes because the country had access to heavy lifting machinery. Experts say many lives were lost in Syria because sanctions prevented the country from having similar equipment. The catastrophe has just been debated in the European Parliament.
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Malnutrition taking heavy toll on Afghan children
Feb 15, 2023 09:55The World Health Organization says in 2023, around 17,000 Afghan babies and mothers are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition, while over 2.3 million children may suffer from moderate acute malnutrition. The UN body adds that an estimated 28.3 million people, comprising two-thirds of Afghanistan’s population, need urgent relief assistance.
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At UN, China calls for sanctions on quake-hit Syria to be lifted
Feb 15, 2023 05:46China has called for the immediate lifting of unilateral sanctions on Syria in the wake of a devastating earthquake in the Arab country.
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China, Iran impervious to US unease about growing ties: China daily
Feb 14, 2023 09:03The Chinese state-run daily Global Times has dismissed Western countries’ unease about growing relations between Beijing and Tehran, saying both capitals should remain impervious to the West’s “arrogant” attitude in this regard.
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Putin says Russian economy does well, shows growth despite sanctions
Feb 10, 2023 05:52Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that despite the West's economic sanctions against the nation, the country was doing well and economists expected to see growth this year.
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Iranian city of Ahvaz hosts major oil firms to boost crude output
Feb 10, 2023 05:23Iran's oil rich city of Ahvaz is hosting 270 local firms active in the production of petroleum equipment as well as contractors of mega oil projects to take part in the second Ahvaz Oil Show.
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Iran condemns new US sanctions, says Biden continues failed policy of Trump
Feb 10, 2023 03:49Iran has strongly condemned new US sanctions on a number of petrochemical companies, saying President Joe Biden continues the failed policy of his predecessor, Donald Trump.