The Obama administration lifted sanctions against 10 state-run Myanmar companies and banks Tuesday in response to the Southeast Asian nation's historic transition to democracy, but it retained restrictions on trade and investment with the still-powerful military.
The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) has disclosed dozens of additional items and materials to be banned from entering North Korea as part of its effort to further tighten its sanctions on the communist state, a document on its website showed Tuesday.
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Russia said Thursday that it is against new U.S. unilateral sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
U.S. President Barack Obama issued an executive order on Wednesday to impose new sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
U.S. President Barack Obama issued an executive order on Wednesday, imposing new sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
South Korea unveiled a package of new unilateral sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Tuesday over its latest nuclear test and rocket launch following the shutdown of a once-jointly-run factory park with Pyongyang last month.
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Wednesday that imposes new sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in order to curb the country's nuclear and missile programs.
The fresh UN sanctions adopted Wednesday on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), though widely believed to be tougher than ever, are not intended to affect DPRK people's livelihood as the document contains language allowing for humanitarian exemptions.
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed the legislation to widen harsher sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in response to its recent nuclear test and missile launch.
With fresh sanctions imposed on Iran, the United States has shown that its deeply-rooted hostility toward the Middle East country still remains despite the implementation of a landmark agreement on Tehran's nuclear program.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday hailed the lift of nuclear-related sanctions on the Islamic Republic by the United States and European Union after the UN nuclear watchdog confirmed Tehran's commitments to the July deal.
The U.N. Security Council pledged Wednesday to swiftly pursue new sanctions against North Korea, strongly condemning its latest nuclear test as a “clear violation” of previous U.N. resolutions.
Russia would like to renew its relationship with the United States provided that the latter stops backing economic sanctions against Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published by La Repubblica newspaper on Thursday.
The European Union (EU) here on Sunday adopted the legislative framework for lifting all of its nuclear-related economic and financial sanctions against Iran.
Russia will ban food imports from seven countries that have decided to support the European Union's (EU) sanctions against Moscow, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said Tuesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that Russian anti-sanction measures against Western countries would be extended for one year.
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