U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Thursday on the International Bank of Yemen Y.S.C (IBY) for its financial support of the Iran-backed Houthi militant group. In addition, the
The national flag of Uganda (Wikipedia) DIPLMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT The U.S. Department of State has sanctioned four Ugandan police officers for alleged gross violations of human rights including torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment. The individuals are Bob Kagarura, the then-Wamala
United States Department of State By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States announced Tuesday its third round of sanctions targeting Hamas-affiliated individuals and entities in connection with the October 7 “terrorist attacks” on Israel. The Department of State is designating Akram
United Nations Security Council chamber at UN world headquarters in New York, By Gary Raynaldo -DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday to adopt a resolution establishing sanctions on Haiti, targeting armed gangs to end deadly
Airbus A319-100 plane bearing tail number P4-MGU and serial number 5445 is owned by Russian oligarch Andrei Skoch (Credit: U.S. Department of Justice) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States obtained a warrant to seize an Airbus A319-100 (the Airbus) private plane
People’s Republic of China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin’s Press Conference on July 11, 2022 (Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES China on Monday called on the U.S. to “heed the call for justice
Cuban General Luis Alberto Rodríguez López-Callejas, was one of the most powerful figures in Cuba who headed the Grupo de Administración Empresarial SA (GAESA ), the business group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) (cubanstudiesinstitute.) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES General Luis Alberto
European Union based in Brussels, Belgium. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The European Union imposed sanctions on the founder of Russian mercenary company, the Wagner Group. The EU last Thursday announced it adopted restrictive measures on two more for “their role in undermining or
Diamond cut. Diamonds are one of Russia’s top ten non-energy exports by value, with exports in 2021 totaling over $4.5 billion. The cut of a diamond greatly affects a diamond’s brilliance; this means if it is cut poorly, it will be less luminous. (Mario Sarto /Wikipedia Commons)
Credit: ecowas.int/ The Economic Community of West African States, also known as ECOWAS, is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS Friday said it will keep crippling sanctions