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United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese arrives at a press conference at MACBA
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US Treasury reimposes sanctions on UN's Francesca Albanese

The reversal comes just days after a judge ruled the measures were unacceptable because they were a limitation on free expression

The New Arab Staff
28 May, 2026
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for Palestinian Territories, meets the citizenship of Genoa on October 07, 2025 in Genoa, Italy
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US court suspends sanctions on UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 May, 2026
K2 Integrity, a firm with links to the US Treasury and Israeli intel, is expanding its MENA operations and overseeing Iraq, Lebanon and Libya’s banking systems.
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K2, firm tied to US-Israel, is overseeing Arab central banks

Jonathan Cole
14 May, 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
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Exclusive: Iran agrees to hold nuclear talks within 30 days

Saber Gul Anbari
The New Arab Staff
11 May, 2026
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Iraq denies US claims deputy oil minister helped Iran evade sanctions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 May, 2026
Spain PM - Pedro Sanchez
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Spanish PM urges Brussels protect ICC judges from US sanctions

The New Arab Staff
06 May, 2026
Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent testifies during a during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing on the Treasury Departmentâs 2027 budget request in Washington, DC on April 22, 2026.
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US targets 35 individuals, firms in Iran evasion crackdown

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 April, 2026
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US imposes new sanctions against suppliers of weapons to Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 April, 2026
View of the Turkish Halkbank building in Istanbul. (Photo by John Wreford/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Turkey
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Turkey's Halkbank: US agrees to end lawsuit over Iran sanctions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 March, 2026
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for Palestinian Territories, meets the citizenship of Genoa on October 07, 2025 in Genoa, Italy
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Family of UN's Albanese sues Trump administration over sanctions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 February, 2026
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Iran and US have 'differing views' on sanction relief: official

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 February, 2026
Women walk below of a mural of Simon Bolivar (L) and former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C) during a protest
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US eases Venezuela sanctions after oil sector reforms

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 January, 2026
Eskandar Momeni, 62, is speaking to lawmakers in the Iranian Parliament in Tehran, Iran, on August 20, 2024.
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US sanctions against Iran target minister over protesters

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 January, 2026
Pro-Palestinian Activists Stage Protest Marches In The UK London
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Palestinian British journalist hits back at US sanctions

Agnese Boffano
27 January, 2026
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Iran
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US targets Iran's 'shadow fleet' over crackdown on protesters

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 January, 2026
A man holds the Iranian flag as supporters of Iraqi pro-Iran groups demonstrate in Baghdad near the green zone, the ultra secured neighbourhood hosting the US embassy, on June 16, 2025 (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
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US threatens to starve Iraq of its oil dollars over Iranian influence

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 January, 2026
Four Dutch participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla, previously detained in Israel, arrive at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam via Madrid, where staff from the Dutch Embassy provide assistance during their return to the Netherlands, on October 06, 2025.
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US sanctions Palestinian group in blockade-busting flotillas

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 January, 2026
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Iraq
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Washington moves to choke off 'illicit money' in Iraq

Dana Taib Menmy
16 January, 2026
Syrians have been calling for the sanctions to be lifted ever since the ouster of the Assad regime [Getty]
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Syria welcomes lifting of US Caesar Act sanctions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 December, 2025
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US imposes sanctions on two more ICC judges for Israel probe

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 December, 2025
Large oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf, Iran
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US imposes sanctions on 29 tankers carrying Iranian oil

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 December, 2025