Twenty or so rural workers and unemployed people, who thought they had landed a job in Dubai, were instead sent to fight in Ukraine. You can share an article by clicking on the share icons at the top right of it.The total or partial reproduction of an article, without the prior written authorization of Le...
On Friday 23 February, the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed the United Arab Emirates from its “gray list”. The move, critics say, has more to do with political considerations than with any real improvement in fighting money laundering on the part of the UAE authorities. The United Arab Emirates were first added...
The United States Treasury Department has put three more shipping companies based in the United Arab Emirates under sanction accusing them of carrying Russian oil priced above war-induced ceilings imposed by Washington and its allies. Oil Tankers SCF Mgmt FZCO, Talassa Shipping DMCC and Zeenit Supply and Trading DMCC, as well as Liberia-based NS Leader...
UK sanctions entities in Turkey, the UAE, and Iran for their alleged role in the Ukraine war. Britain sanctioned more than two dozen targets Tuesday. Including firms and individuals in Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Iran. London described this as the “largest ever UK action” targeting Russia’s access to foreign military supplies for its...
Putin’s friends Many governments have slapped punishing sanctions on Russia, stopping or severely limiting trade with the now essentially pariah state. Yet several nations continue to do business with and in Russia, indirectly funding Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Read on as we reveal the countries carrying on as usual, or even strengthening their ties. All dollar amounts in US...