USA imposes sanctions against Bank of Yemen for supporting Houthis
The Trump administration announced sanctions against the International Bank of Yemen Y.S.C. (IBY) on Thursday for its financial support of Houthi terrorists. Along with the bank, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning key leaders of IBY, like its Chairman of the Board of Directors Kamal Hussain Al […]
Ukraine bans China’s firms because of helping Russia
Ukraine imposed sanctions on three Chinese companies, claiming they were involved in production of advanced Iskander missiles, a day after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy alleged that China had been supplying weapons to Russia. Zelenskiy’s administration published an updated list of sanctioned entities. The list, which also includes Russian companies, named Beijing Aviation And Aerospace Xianghui Technology […]
UAE sanctions bank for failing to comply with anti-money laundering policies
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has imposed a financial sanction on a bank operating in the country for failing to comply with policies and procedures related to anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism and illegal organisations. The penalty comes pursuant to Article (14) of the Federal Decree Law No. (20) of […]
US imposes sanctions on Chinese refinery accused of buying Iranian oil
The sanctioned refinery in China’s Shandong province received dozens of shipments of crude oil from Iran worth more than $1 billion, the Trump administration said. Officials also announced that several companies and vessels involved in the shipments were added to the sanctions list. The new penalties were imposed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control […]
China imposes Hong Kong sanctions on US congressmen
A spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said “Any wrongful actions taken by the United States side on Hong Kong-related issues will be met with China’s resolute retaliation and reciprocal countermeasures.” China will apply tit-for-tat sanctions on US Congress members, officials, and heads of non-governmental organisations Beijing said had ‘acted egregiously’ on Hong Kong-related […]