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Russian MPs ban US media from parliament

Wed Dec 6, 2017 12:42:23

Russian lawmakers on Wednesday voted to ban US media labelled as "foreign agents" from accessing the lower house of parliament in response to the US Congress stripping state channel RT of its credentials.

Trump Travel Ban to Take Effect After Supreme Court Ruling

Tue Dec 5, 2017 08:30:38

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the third version of the Trump administration’s travel ban to go into effect while legal challenges against it continue. The decision was a victory for the administration after its mixed success before the court over the summer, when justices considered and eventually dismissed disputes over the second version.

Iran bans oil refinery products traffic with Iraqi Kurdistan: report

Sat Sep 30, 2017 09:07:36

Iran has banned the transportation of refined crude oil products by Iranian companies to and from Iraq’s Kurdistan region, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Friday, after Tehran vowed to stand by Baghdad following the region’s vote for independence.

Couple detained on honeymoon ‘because the groom is Muslim’

Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:42:35

A newlywed couple’s honeymoon was ruined after they were detained in a US airport for 26 hours and then deported, apparently because the groom was Muslim.

N.Korea official: 'We don't care' about US travel ban

Tue Jul 25, 2017 14:41:35

Washington's ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea will have no effect on the country's tourism industry and Pyongyang does not care about it "at all", a senior development official insisted Tuesday.

US, UK, France boycott UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons

Sat Jul 8, 2017 09:50:47

The United States, along with Britain and France, say they will never become party to a global treaty that was endorsed by 122 countries at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

UK considers burka ban in wake of London attack: Report

Mon Jun 5, 2017 12:16:50

The government of British Prime Minister Theresa May is considering a burqa ban and a range of other measures in the wake of recent terror attacks in London and Manchester which she blames on “Islamist extremism,” a report states.

Trump asks Supreme Court to reinstate Muslim travel ban

Fri Jun 2, 2017 11:51:21

President Donald Trump's administration asked the US Supreme Court on Thursday to reinstate its temporary ban on travelers from six Muslim majority nations despite repeated setbacks in the lower courts.

No more dogs and cats to be eaten in Taiwan

Wed Apr 12, 2017 12:28:34

Taiwan has banned the eating of dogs and cats, lawmakers said on Wednesday, as pressure grows to improve animal welfare after a spate of cruelty cases that stirred public outrage.

French mayor bans food distribution among refugees in Calais

Fri Mar 3, 2017 11:46:13

The mayor of the northern French city of Calais has banned local aid groups from providing food to the refugees gathering at the site of a former camp in the hope of crossing to the United Kingdom.

Turkey Angered by Germany Ban on Erdogan Speech

Sun Jul 31, 2016 18:22:26

Turkey on Sunday condemned a German court decision banning President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from addressing his supporters by video link at a rally in Cologne.

United States Lifts Ban on Iran Oil Purchases

Tue Aug 11, 2015 16:43:19

The US administration has given an authorization to the country’s oil clients to continue purchasing crude oil from Iran beyond the ceiling that had been imposed as a result of sanctions, Al-Alam News Network reports.

Japan set to review ban on weapons exports

Mon Oct 21, 2013 21:02:29

Japan plans to review its self-imposed ban on weapons exports as it seeks to play a more active role in maintaining global peace, according to a draft of the country's new security strategy, a proposal that could unnerve China and South Korea.

Israel gives cold shoulder to EU settlement ban

Fri Jul 26, 2013 18:06:49

Israel has showed the cold shoulder to European Union following new guidelines of EU to ban dealings with Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east al-Quds.

EU to ban Israel trade ties over settlements

Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:38:56

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has reacted angrily to a new European Union decree which conditions all future co-operation agreements with Israel on a directive that they not include Israeli new settlements.

Egyptian figures slam West’s ban on Al Alam

Sun Jul 7, 2013 14:38:21

The recent Western move to pull the plug on Iran’s satellite television channels including the alternative Arabic news network, Al Alam has drawn fire from several Egyptian figures.