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APRIL 28: A man sits at the shoreline as boats navigate the sea on April 28, 2026 on Qeshm Island, Iran in the Strait of Hormuz
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US imposes new sanctions over Iran oil sales to China

The United States on Monday issued sanctions against 12 individuals and entities that it said facilitated the sale and shipment of Iranian oil to China.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 May, 2026
The Ateela 2 Oil Tanker boat navigates the sea on April 28, 2026 on Qeshm Island, Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.
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China rejects US sanctions on refineries over Iran oil links

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 May, 2026
Sudan's Civil War Shows No Signs Of Slowing Down
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UN sanctions brother of Sudan's RSF leader, Colombian mercenaries

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 April, 2026
The Israeli settlement of Neve Yaakov (foreground) in the northern area of east Jerusalem and Israel's controversial barrier separating the Palestinian neighbourhood of al-Ram (background) are pictured in the occupied West Bank on February 16, 2026.
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Renewed calls for EU sanctions on Israel amid global outrage

Matthew Hoare
17 April, 2026
Eskandar Momeni, 62, is speaking to lawmakers in the Iranian Parliament in Tehran, Iran, on August 20, 2024.
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UK sanctions Iran interior minister over protester crackdown

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 February, 2026
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Latest US sanctions target Houthi funding networks

The New Arab Staff
17 January, 2026
A new Shahed-161 drone is displayed during an exhibition showcasing missile and drone achievements in Tehran on November 12, 2025.
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US unveils sanctions over Iran, Venezuela drones trade

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 December, 2025
A view of the Iranian rial in Tehran, Iran on October 06, 2025.
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Students join Iran demonstrations after shopkeepers protest

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 December, 2025
: Yvette Cooper, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, arrives in Downing Street for the final UK government cabinet meeting before Christmas recess, on December 16, 2025 in London, United Kingdom
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UK imposes sanctions on perpetrators of violence against Syrians

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 December, 2025
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UK sanctions Sudan RSF deputy, others over El-Fasher atrocities

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 December, 2025
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Canada lifts sanctions on Syria, revokes HTS' terror designation

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 December, 2025
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Shaibani raises the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic at the embassy building in London, which reopened after being closed since 2013, during his official visit to the United Kingdom, on November 13, 2025
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UK lays out Syria investment rules as business interest grows

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 December, 2025
Lukoil has operated Iraq's West Qurna oil field since 2009 [Getty]
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Iraq invites US companies to bid on oil field run by Russia's Lukoil

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 December, 2025
Members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries secure the place for a rally for supporters of Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC)
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EU to sanction Sudan RSF paramilitary group's deputy chief

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 November, 2025
Iraq is seeking US sanctions relief so Russian-owned Lukoil can sell its stake in the West Qurna-2 oilfield
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Iraq discusses seeking six-month waiver of US Lukoil sanctions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 November, 2025
Donald Trump - Ahmed Shara meeting in Washington DC
Ahmed Al-Sharaa
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Five takeaways from Sharaa's historic White House Trump meeting

The New Arab Staff
12 November, 2025
Sharaa [Getty]
Syria
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UN Security Council votes to lift sanctions on Syria's Sharaa

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 November, 2025
A billboard by the "Coalition for Regional Security" Israeli political-security initiative
Syria
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US presses UN to lift sanctions on Syria's president

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 November, 2025
This general view taken on October 4, 2018, shows the construction site of Russia's petrochemical holding Sibur's ZapSibNefteKhim plant on the outskirts of Tobolsk.
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Trump slaps sanctions on Russian oil for Ukraine war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 October, 2025
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Syria
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US calls for removal of Syria’s Sharaa from UN sanctions list

The New Arab Staff
14 October, 2025
Ballistic missiles, air defense systems, and unmanned aerial vehicles are displayed at Baharestan Square in Tehran as part of Iran's "Sacred Defense Week" and to mark the 45th anniversary of the Iran-Iraq War, which began in 1980 and lasted eight years, on September 27, 2025
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US hits Iran with new penalties after UN reimposes sanctions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 October, 2025