Embargo

Mobility

The Cuban DIY hawk drone defying the odds and the US embargo

Using a garage workshop and scrap materials, a team of eight Cuban drone designers is putting their ingenuity to the test.

18/06/2021

Money

In pandemic-stricken Cuba, cryptocurrencies are becoming a lifeline

Can cryptocurrencies be a long-term solution for impoverished countries, particularly in times of economic crisis? Cuba could be about to find out.

05/04/2021

United Arab Emirates

UAE ends boycott of Israel in US-brokered deal

Trade can now begin between the UAE, home to oil-rich Abu Dhabi and skyscraper-studded Dubai, and Israel, home to thriving tech start-ups.

29/08/2020

World News

EU to end Med anti-smuggler mission and tackle Libya arms flow

#EU foreign ministers have agreed to end the bloc's anti-smuggler operation in the #Mediterranean and launch a new drive targetting the #UN #Libya #armsembargo.

18/02/2020

Crimea

Euroviews. Putin's Crimea invasion, five years later: Nationalism doesn't pay the bills ǀ View

Average Russians no longer want to threaten — or annex — the world. They want to engage with it.

19/03/2019

Cuba

Castro era ends as Miguel Diaz-Canel is sworn in as president in Cuba

Fidel and Raul Castro had ruled the Carribean island since the 1959 revolution

19/04/2018

Iraq

Baghdad says Erbril airport off limits for international flights from Friday evening

The central Iraqi government has told the Kurds in Erbil their international flights will be embargoed from Friday 6pm local time.

28/09/2017

Qatar

Turkey: no plans to close military base in Qatar

23/06/2017

Qatar

US says Qatar blockade "very complex"

13/06/2017

Economy

Dissecting the presidential candidate's views of the US-Cuba trade embargo

Many Cubans are closely focused on the twists and turns of the US election battle, unsure what the outcome will mean for their country's economy.

04/11/2016

USA

US election: Trump accused of violating Cuba trade embargo

US media reports claim presidential candidate Donald Trump tried to do business in Cuba in the 1990s, in breach of the American trade embargo.

30/09/2016

Russia

Russia extends ban on Western food products

President Vladimir Putin has extended a Russian ban on food products from Western countries until the end of 2017.

29/06/2016

Economy

Junker and Putin talk in St Petersburg

Russian President Vladimir Putin has addressed the St.

17/06/2016

Economy

Putin and Tsipras focus on trade and investment

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras are expected to focus on trade and investment during their meetings in Athens.

27/05/2016

World News

Obama lifts five- decades-long arms embargo on Vietnam

President Barack Obama has announced that the United States is to lift its arms embargo on Vietnam, which has been in place for 50 years.

23/05/2016

World News

Italy's foreign minister makes flying visit to Tripoli

Paolo Gentiloni suggested the 2011 UN arms embargo could be lifted

12/04/2016

Cuba

'Please allow me to introduce myself' - Rolling Stones 1st-ever gig in Cuba

26/03/2016

Business Line

USA-Cuba: the winds of change

In the wake of President Barack Obama's historic visit to Cuba, Business Line looks at the changes taking place there - including the economy, tourism and technology.

23/03/2016

Cuba

Cuba's rich heritage makes change a complicated question

18/03/2016

World

Foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla spells out Cuba's new revolution

Presidential candidates will certainly have to deal with a new and unprecedented situation in the relations between the United States and Cuba

04/02/2016