Sanctions Intelligence Digest - Dec-18-2024
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Total Articles: 134
Article Summaries
Russian general killed in explosion in Moscow
Description: Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was reportedly leaving a residential block when a nearby scooter ex...
UK diplomats meet rebel leader in Damascus
Description: Increasing efforts are being made to engage with HTS, which overthrew the Assad regime earlier this ...
Video: Syria’s Al-Sharaa demands an end to Israeli...
Description: In an interview with Al Jazeera, Syria's new administration leader Ahmed al-Sharaa urged an end to I...
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,027
Description: Here are the key developments on the 1,027th day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Slovak parties request referendum to lift Russia s...
Description: Two Slovak parties are pushing for a referendum to lift sanctions against Russia, arguing they are i...
Isabel dos Santos hits out over UK's 'dirty money'...
Description: The daughter of Angola's former president was described by the UK government as a "notorious kleptoc...
Two charged over US tech used in deadly drone atta...
Description: An Iranian American and a Swiss Iranian have been arrested for allegedly exporting sensitive US tech...
Explosion kills head of Russia's nuclear defence f...
Description: An explosive device planted near an apartment building in Moscow killed the head of Russia's nuclear...
En direct, Syrie : le chef des rebelles au pouvoir...
Description: Abou Mohammed Al-Joulani a aussi annoncé que les factions qui ont contribué à la chute de Bachar Al-...
China targets Nvidia as cloud firms navigate AI ch...
Description: The Chinese government has ramped up actions against Nvidia, including reopening antitrust investiga...
SCOTUS to consider injunction request in Stockton ...
Description: The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide whether doctors can face sanctions for expressing dissenting...
US hits North Korea with new sanctions
Description: The United States on Monday announced new sanctions tied to both North Korea's missile-building prog...
Fifteenth package of sanctions against Russia adop...
Description: The EU has adopted a fifteenth sanctions package in response to Russia's war of aggression against U...
European Union ramps up sanctions against Russia
Description: On Monday 16 December, the European Union adopted a new package of sanctions to make restrictive mea...
Isabel dos Santos hits out over UK's 'dirty money'...
Description: The daughter of Angola's former president was described by the UK government as a "notorious kleptoc...
Hungary, Slovakia Block EU Sanctions Against Georg...
Description: Hungary and Slovakia - both with populist, pro-Russian leaders -- on December 16 blocked a proposed ...
EU Ministers Approve New Sanctions Targeting Russi...
Description: European Union foreign ministers have adopted a 15th package of sanctions against Russia targeting t...
Western nations agree to 'disrupt, deter' Russian ...
Description: TALLINN, estonia — Twelve Western countries have agreed to measures to "disrupt and deter" Russia's ...
Syria's Jolani says rebel factions will be 'disban...
Description: Syria's rebel factions will be "disbanded," the head of the group that led the ouster of Bashar al-A...
Treasury Sanctions Key Facilitators Behind North K...
Description: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today sanctioned nine ...
Group of Coastal states around Baltic Sea and Nort...
Description: In connection with the JEF Leaders' Summit in Tallinn on 16 December, a group of coastal states arou...
Founder of Iranian Company Arrested for Providing ...
Description: Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, 42, a dual U.S.-Iranian national of Natick, Massachusetts, and Mohammad Abed...
First North Korean deaths reported in Russia-Ukrai...
Description: Ukraine's military intelligence agency and the Pentagon say about 30 North Korean troops were killed...
Syria's New Rulers Step Up Engagement With The Wor...
Description: Syria's new rulers stepped up engagement on Tuesday with countries that deemed ousted president Bash...
Sudan: Council adds four individuals to EU sanctio...
Description: The Council today approved additional restrictive measures against four individuals, in view of the ...
Switzerland tightens gun export rules after its am...
Description: The Swiss government has tightened regulations on arms exports after a Polish company resold 645,000...
What we know about Russia’s chemical defense chief...
Description: Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Defense Forces, ...
Can Trump’s Tariff Threats Save Dollar Hegemony?
Description: Ahead of his second presidency, Donald Trump has threatened to impose punitive tariffs of up to 100%...
There Is Not a Single Reason for North Koreans to ...
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Syria Will Not Be Used as Launchpad for Attacks on...
Description: MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The leader of the armed opposition that came to power in Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa (...
Haïti - Adoption d’un paquet de sanctions européen...
Description: La France salue l'adoption par le Conseil des Affaires étrangères de l'Union européenne du 16 décemb...
Russians 'burning faces' of dead North Koreans to ...
Description: Russian forces are burning the faces of North Korean soldiers killed in assaults on Ukrainian positi...
Wider Europe Briefing: The EU Carries Over Its Pro...
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Foreign Minister Tsahkna in Brussels: We must forc...
Description: Today 16 December, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna attended the meeting of European Union foreign mi...
Syria's new rulers step up engagement with the wor...
Description: DAMASCUS - Syria's new rulers stepped up engagement on Tuesday with countries that deemed ousted pre...
Russian Military's Chemical Weapons Chief Killed I...
Description: The head of the Russian army's chemical weapons division died on Tuesday when an explosive device at...
US hits North Korea and Russia with new sanctions,...
Description: US hits North Korea and Russia with new sanctions, Treasury says
Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: EU ado...
Description: The Council adopted today a 15th package of economic and individual restrictive measures with the ob...
Joint Statement from Foreign Ministers Condemning ...
Description: The text of the following statement was released by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, Fran...
Baltic Sea Countries to Start Checking Insurance S...
Description: Twelve European countries are set to clamp down on tankers that move millions of barrels of Russian ...
Protesting New York University’s Arbitrary Repress...
Description: Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | - Linda G. Mills President, New Yo...
Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Rep...
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Syria's Jolani says rebel factions will be 'disban...
Description: Syria's rebel factions will be "disbanded," the head of the group that led the ouster of Bashar al-A...
Biden’s Legacy on Cuba
**Description: Peter Kornbluh
On the 10th anniversary of Obama’s opening, the outgoing president should take imm...**
Western nations blast North Korea-Russia military ...
Description: Western industrialized nations blasted North Korea's military Monday for cooperating with Russia in ...
Canada government adrift after finance minister re...
Description: The abrupt resignation of Canada's finance minister leaves the government adrift less a month before...
PM meeting with Prime Minister Støre of Norway: 16...
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Borissov starts government talks with EPP partners...
Description: Bulgaria has been in a deep political crisis for four years with little end in sight. The post Boris...
EU moves towards suspending visa-free travel for G...
Description: Diplomats said they expected that proposal would be adopted by EU governments in a majority vote. Th...
Gold steadies ahead of Federal Reserve's policy me...
Description: Gold prices held steady as the market awaited the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and its 2025 outl...
Progressives Can’t Afford to Spend the Next 4 Year...
**Description: Matthew Duss
Or reflexively denouncing every Trump policy. While we mustn’t underestimate the dan...**
Giants Of Africa Expands To South Africa’s Beating...
Description: Giants of Africa launches its first basketball courts in South Africa, empowering local communities ...
Can Trump Resolve the North Korea Conundrum?
Description: Amid a burgeoning partnership between Russia and North Korea, the incoming president has a hard row ...
In Damascus, top UN envoy stresses need for credib...
Description: The UN's top Syria envoy has held talks in Damascus with the head of the new administration as well ...
Head of Russia’s Nuclear Defense Forces and Assist...
Description: A remotely-triggered explosive device planted in a scooter in Moscow killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov—w...
Environmentalists Warn Of Disaster As Russian Offi...
Description: Environmentalists are warning of a potential disaster posed by two Russian oil tankers that ran agro...
Ukraine, U.S. Say North Korean Soldiers Killed, Wo...
Description: Ukrainian intelligence said at least 30 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia have been killed o...
The UK welcomes the new, inclusive, Libyan-led pla...
Description: Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Secur...
The Hypocrisy of Bombing Iran
Description: President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly expressed concern that Iran could develop a nuclear bomb...
Slovakia accuses EU Parliament of ‘interference’ i...
Description: In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Bucharest mayor announcing his president...
Complicité, distance, autorité : l’exercice de fun...
Description: Tandis que certains établissements font signer des « contrats de comportement » aux élèves et à leur...
Slovakia accuses EU Parliament of ‘interference’ i...
Description: "We reject such interference," Blanár said. The post Slovakia accuses EU Parliament of ‘interference...
Attacking Iran Would Be Insane
Description: According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump is considering military action against Iran’s nuclear fa...
Russian military's chemical weapons chief killed i...
Description: The head of the Russian army's chemical weapons division was killed on Tuesday in a brazen attack in...
Blast In Moscow Kills General Charged With Chemica...
Description: A high-ranking officer in charge of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops (RK...
Russian hybrid threats: EU agrees first listings i...
Description: For the first time ever, the Council today decided to impose restrictive measures against 16 individ...
Western governments expand contacts with Syria's n...
Description: Western governments expand contacts with Syria's new leadership
A quand une loi-cadre intégrale sur les violences ...
Description: Le 25 novembre dernier, journée internationale pour l’élimination des violences faites aux femmes, l...
U.S. hits North Korea and Russia with new sanction...
Description: The sanctions are the latest U.S. measure aimed at disrupting North Korea's support to Russia's war ...
It Would Be Idiotic to Make Mitch McConnell the Fa...
**Description: Jeet Heer
Countering imaginary isolationism, the outgoing Senate Republican leader advocates a re...**
Oil prices nudge down on demand concerns, focus on...
Description: Oil prices nudge down on demand concerns, focus on Fed meeting
Bomb kills head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces...
Description: An explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block in Moscow killed the head of Russ...
North Korean troops killed fighting Ukraine, says ...
Description: These would be the first reported casualties since North Korea sent troops to support Russia in Octo...
What Are We Doing in Syria?
Description: My first reaction to news earlier this month that the Syrian government had been overthrown was, how...
Kyiv takes responsibility for killing of Russian g...
Description: Dmitry Medvedev, a politician close to Vladimir Putin, said that Ukraine's military and political le...
Manifestations de rue : l’opposition géorgienne es...
Description: On recense des manifestations d’une rare violence après que le gouvernement géorgien au pouvoir a re...
Ukraine kills top Russian general in Moscow it acc...
Description: A top Russian general was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine's SBU intelligence service on Tuesday mo...
Canada government adrift after finance minister re...
Description: OTTAWA (Reuters) - The abrupt resignation of Canada's finance minister leaves the government adrift ...
Syria’s new rulers step up engagement with the wor...
Description: Syria’s new rulers stepped up engagement on Tuesday with countries that deemed ousted president Bash...
Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Rep...
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Is Ireland really anti-Israel?
Description: Dublin hosts bonds that finance genocide.
Un trou dans le plafond pour cambrioler un magasin...
Description: Dix mois de prison pour un Bruxellois qui s’est introduit dans un magasin de Tubize en passant par l...
Maladie de la langue bleue : l'obligation de vacci...
Description: La commission de la Santé de la Chambre a adopté mardi une proposition de loi du MR rendant obligato...
Maladie de la langue bleue: la Chambre approuve la...
Description: Portée par Benoît Piedboeuf et Julie Taton, la proposition du MR de rendre obligatoire la vaccinatio...
'They financed themselves with drug money': Inside...
Description: Now Bashar al Assad has gone, there is so much to see and film in Syria which was impossible to docu...
Un trou dans le plafond pour cambrioler un magasin...
Description: Dix mois de prison pour un Bruxellois qui s’est introduit dans un magasin de Tubize en passant par l...
Tubize : un trou dans le plafond pour cambrioler
Description: Dix mois de prison pour un Bruxellois qui s’est introduit dans un magasin de Tubize en passant par l...
United Nations Libya Mission Unveils Plan to End P...
Description: The people of Libya are yearning to choose their leaders, a senior United Nations official told the ...
”Il faut taper dans les allocations familiales” : ...
Description: Les acteurs de l’enseignement dénoncent la complicité de parents dans l’absentéisme des enfants et r...
CEWC underwhelms; State Council Executive Meeting;...
Description: Xinhua explains the “four red lines” for US-China relations - The PRC readout from the Xi-Biden meet...
Russia FSB relies on Ukrainian minors for criminal...
Description: Ukraine’s SBU uncovered an FSB espionage campaign recruiting minors for criminal activities disguise...
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drive...
Description: U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driv...
Statement on Australia-UK Ministerial Consultation...
Description: Statement follows 16 December 2024 AUKMIN meeting between the UK Foreign Secretary and Defence Secre...
Western governments expand contacts with Syria's n...
Description: DAMASCUS (Reuters) - German and French officials are due to meet representatives of Syria's new gove...
La Syrie a besoin d’un soutien international
Description: Etats-Unis, Union européenne, Turquie ou Israël, aucun de ces pays n’a intérêt à ce que la Syrie par...
Canada government adrift after finance minister re...
Description: Canada government adrift after finance minister resigns, Trump tariffs loom
Changing dynamics in Syria
Description: The fall of Assad-regime in Syria has given birth to antagonisms amongst its earlier allies like Ira...