Sanctions Archives

NIS may run out of reserves by the end of the month

World

‘Time is running out’: Serbia eyes winter energy crisis

Serbia’s diplomatic balancing act has left it teetering on the brink of a winter energy crisis, analysts warn, as US sanctions on its only...

AFPNovember 14, 2025

At the UN General Assembly in September, Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for a 'criminal process' against Donald Trump for US strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean

World

US sanctions cause plane refueling woes for Colombian leader

Colombia’s left-wing President Gustavo Petro had trouble refueling his plane on a trip to the Middle East after being sanctioned by the United States,...

AFPOctober 30, 2025

Russia's Lukoil sells overseas assets after US sanctions

World

Russia’s Lukoil to sell overseas assets after US sanctions

Russian oil giant Lukoil will sell its overseas assets, the company said late Monday, after it was hit with US sanctions over the war...

AFPOctober 27, 2025

Russia's Lukoil oil giant now faces a major challenge from US sanctions ordered by President Donald Trump as the Ukraine war drags on

Business

US and EU sanctions on Russian oil and gas: what do we know?

The United States on Wednesday hit Russia’s two biggest oil producers — Rosneft and Lukoil — with sanctions, the first against Russia since US...

AFPOctober 23, 2025

NIS is majority-owned by the oil division of Russian energy giant Gazprom

World

Serbia faces ‘extremely serious’ impacts as sanctions hit oil firm

Serbia’s president warned that US sanctions on the Russian-controlled operator of the Balkan nation’s only oil refinery that took effect on Thursday put it...

AFPOctober 9, 2025

World

US sanctions hit Serbia’s oil firm

US sanctions on Serbia’s majority-Russian-owned NIS oil company, which operates the country’s sole refinery, took effect on Thursday after months of delay. The United...

AFPOctober 9, 2025

UN member states are required to restrict access to banking and financial facilities that could help Iran's nuclear program

World

‘Snapback’: What sanctions will be reimposed on Iran?

A raft of UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, lifted under a landmark 2015 deal, will go back into force at the...

AFPSeptember 27, 2025

The ICC has sought arrest warrants for Israeli officials over alleged war crimes in Gaza, as well as pursuing cases against Hamas leaders

World

US sanctions Palestinian rights groups over ICC probe

The United States has imposed sanctions on three leading Palestinian NGOs, accusing them of supporting International Criminal Court efforts to prosecute Israeli nationals. The...

AFPSeptember 5, 2025