Sanctions Intelligence Digest - Aug-22-2024
Sanctions and Strains: A Geopolitical Index
- Number of former Haitian presidents sanctioned by the US for alleged drug trafficking: 1 Source
- Date of sanction by the U.S. Department of the Treasury against Michel Martelly: August 20, 2024 Source
- Age of Venezuelan national pleading guilty to sanctions evasion: 60 Source
- Anticipated month for Huawei & HiSilicon to deliver major chip news: Next month Source
- Number of days before PM Modi's Ukraine visit after calling for 'peace': 1 Source
- Number of Iranians struggling to access crucial medicines due to sanctions: Thousands Source
- Number of auditors and accountants the FRC vows to sanction for errors: Undisclosed Source
- Number of politicians potentially fined or suspended for bad behavior in an unspecified country: Multiple Source
- Number of Israeli firms eligible to bid for army drones contract despite government reservations: Multiple Source
- Percentage of salary fine for politicians' bad behavior: 5% Source
- Number of global security risks mentioned by Putin ally Chemezov regarding Ukraine conflict: Multiple Source
- Number of days CIA Chief was in Bosnia to emphasize U.S. support amid regional tensions: 1 Source
- Number of days after Democratic National Convention began that speeches were criticized for targeting a 'gullible' base: 0 Source
- Number of countries explicitly mentioned by PM Modi in peace calls before Ukraine visit: 0 Source
- Number of ethical lapses alleged in a sprawling tapestry by a major U.S. bankruptcy system lawsuit: Multiple Source
- Total number of countries affected directly by U.S. sanctions on Michel Martelly: At least 2 (Haiti and U.S.) Source
- Number of patients in Iran unable to access needed pharmaceuticals due to sanctions, despite exemptions: Thousands Source
- Number of times the new Parliamentary Standards Commission is expected to fail in curbing bad behavior: Multiple [Source](https://theconversation.com/view-from-the-hill-new-watchdog-wont-stop-bad-behaviour
Total Articles: 47
Article Summaries
US Sanctions Ex-Haitian President Michel Martelly,...
Description: Haiti, a key transit point for illicit drugs destined for the United States, has long struggled with...
Treasury Sanctions Former Haitian President for Dr...
Description: Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the ...
Sanctions on Former Haitian President Michel Marte...
Description: Today, the United States is designating Haitian President Michel Martelly for his role in the global...
Venezuelan National Pleads Guilty to Sanctions Eva...
Description: George Semerene Quintero (Semerene), 60, of Venezuela, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to violate...
Huawei & HiSilicon expected to deliver major chip ...
Description: According to a new report, Huawei and HiSilicon are expected to deliver some major chip news next mo...
Indian PM Modi Calls For 'Peace' Before Heading To...
Description: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a "return of peace" Wednesday as he left for Ukraine,...
Iranians struggle to access crucial medicines as s...
Description: Patients and clinicians say humanitarian exemption for pharmaceuticals is failing to prevent shortag...
CIA Chief In Bosnia To Emphasize U.S. Support And ...
Description: SARAJEVO -- CIA Director William Burns was in Sarajevo on August 20 to discuss the "worrying secessi...
FRC vows to sanction erring auditors, accountants
Description: The Financial Reporting Council has vowed to take action against erring auditors and accountants. Th...
Democrats hoping their base ‘gullible’ enough to f...
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PM Modi to visit Ukraine on August 23: Understandi...
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Iran pres. pick for defense minister: World reject...
Description: Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, who has been picked by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, to ru...
"The Amended Complaint Alleges a Sprawling Tapestr...
Description: From Van Deelen v. Jones, decided Friday by Chief Judge Alia Moses (S.D. Tex.) (for more on the unde...
Israeli firms can bid for Army drones contract des...
Description: Military sources say Israeli arms producers well-positioned to tender as they are considered world l...
Wider Europe Briefing: Leveraging Russian Assets A...
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Politicians To Be Fined Or Suspended For Bad Behav...
Description: Politicians in this country could be fined up to 5 per cent of their salary or suspended from the Pa...
Exclusive-Putin ally Chemezov says West risks glob...
Description: Exclusive-Putin ally Chemezov says West risks global war over Ukraine
View from The Hill: New watchdog won’t stop bad be...
Description: A new Parliamentary Standards Commission will oversee behaviour codes for parliamentarians and their...
Amid Rapidly Deteriorating Political, Economic Sit...
Description: As the political, economic and security situation in Libya deteriorates, ordinary people live in fea...
Uyghurs sentenced to cumulative 4.4 million years ...
Description: All told, Uyghurs imprisoned by China in the far-western region of Xinjiang have been sentenced to a...
Le smartphone pliable en trois de Huawei pourrait ...
Description: Huawei continue d'innover avec un nouveau smartphone pliable en trois parties. Ce modèle, encore en ...
New York pitch for India-Pakistan T20 WC clash rec...
Description: The ICC rated the Nassau County pitch for the India versus Pakistan match as 'satisfactory,' but rai...
Indian PM Modi calls for ‘peace’ before heading to...
Description: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a “return of peace” Wednesday as he left for Ukraine,...
Japan, Gaza is not Nagasaki - opinion
Description: It also appears that Japan may expand such sanctions, with the real target being the existence of Is...
Pro-Russia group Vermin targets Ukraine with a new...
Description: The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of new phishing attacks, carried ou...
A backdoor in millions of Shanghai Fudan Microelec...
Description: A flaw in millions of RFID cards manufactured by Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics allows these contac...
Chine, Russie, Donald Trump… Quand la géopolitique...
Description: Le prix du métal jaune évolue à des niveaux record, davantage soutenu par des facteurs politiques qu...
Putin's slow response to the Kursk attack could te...
Description: Ukraine's rapid military offensive into Russia's Kursk region seems to have caught Moscow unprepared
Putin ally Sergei Chemezov says West risks global ...
Description: Chemezov, CEO of the Rostec corporation which supplies many of Russia's arms for the war, said Russi...
Ministers pledge to return more illegal migrants
Description: The Home Office says it will also deploy 100 intelligence officers to tackle people-smuggling gangs.
Express and Small Parcels Global Market Report 202...
Description: Dublin, Aug. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Express and Small Parcels 2024" report has b...
Myanmar households crippled as currency tumbles to...
Description: Myanmar households crippled as currency tumbles to record low
The Goldman Sachs Group Raises Equifax (NYSE:EFX) ...
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LIVE:President Donald J. Trump and Vice Presidenti...
Description: President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, and Vice Presidential Nom...
Why U.S. Refiners Are Worried About Canada's New O...
Description: Gasoline prices in the United States have recently dipped, with diesel prices falling to their lowes...
Vladimir Putin's slow response to the Kursk attack...
Description: A year after celebrating the Battle of Kursk's 80th anniversary, President Vladimir Putin faces a ne...
Castro, Chavez, Maduro... Comment les leaders soci...
Description: Ces dirigeants marxistes d’Amérique latine ont prôné la justice sociale mais surtout provoqué la mis...
PM Modi Ukraine visit: From agenda to Russia ties,...
Description: PM Narendra Modi left for Poland on Wednesday and will visit Ukraine on Friday, marking the first vi...
Putin's slow response to Kursk attack could test p...
Description: A year ago this week, President Vladmir Putin strode onto a stage in the Kursk region to commemorate...
Après avoir déclenché la colère de Zelensky en ren...
Description: Le Premier ministre indien Narendra Modi a appelé à un “retour de la paix” mercredi avant son départ...
Kamala Harris' choice of Jewish liaison director d...
Description: Kamala Harris' appointment of Ilan Goldenberg as the campaign's director of outreach to the Jewish c...
Aluminium prices will likely gain on tight supplie...
Description: Aluminium prices expected to rise due to tight supply despite recent drop, influenced by global econ...
Exclusive-Putin ally Chemezov says West risks glob...
Description: MOSCOW (Reuters) - Sergei Chemezov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, says the Unite...
Ministers promise 'large surge' in returning illeg...
Description: The Home Office says it will also deploy 100 intelligence officers to tackle people-smuggling gangs.
Halkidiki: Today the funeral of the 19-year-old ki...
Description: Dramatic hours for the family from Veroia who was on holiday in Halkidiki - "Instead of wreaths, a d...
Letters: Tax on land hoarders a bad idea when othe...
Description: The land-hoarding tax was and is a bad idea. Any additional costs incurred by the landowner in payin...