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Oil Rises $2/bbl After G7 Vows New Russian Sanctions
Libya said it would have to halt exports from the Gulf of Sirte due to unrest in the region while Ecuador said it would need to suspend production amid anti-government protests
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North Korea Gets Illegal Oil, Enlists Syria Arms Broker: UN Report
North Korea has resorted to a "massive increase" of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products at sea to evade UN sanctions and enlisted a Syrian arms broker to sell weapons to Yemen and Libya, a UN report said Friday.
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UN Lifts Sanctions On Mumbai Company's Oil Tanker
The United Nations has lifted sanctions imposed on an oil tanker owned by a Mumbai-based company which had breached them during a business operation in Libya last month, it was announced today.
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UN Security Council Threatens Sanctions Over Libya Deal
The UN Security Council on Wednesday urged Libya's parties to sign an agreement to form a national unity government and threatened sanctions against those who stand in the way of a deal.
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Libya Needs International Maritime Force to Help Stop Illicit Oil, Weapons: UN
Libyan authorities are unable to halt the illicit trade in oil or the flow of weapons in and out of the country, and they need an international maritime force to help, United Nations sanctions monitors said in a new report.
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UN Security Council Threatens Sanctions Over Libya Turmoil
The UN Security Council on Saturday welcomed Libyan peace negotiations held in Geneva this week but warned the North African state it would consider sanctions against anyone undermining the country's security and stability.
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UN Security Council Threatens Sanctions Over Libya Turmoil
The UN Security Council on Saturday welcomed a ceasefire announced by an Islamist-backed militia in Libya and threatened to impose sanctions on those who obstruct peace efforts.
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Britain, France, US Ask UN to Blacklist Libya's Ansar al-Sharia
Britain, the United States and France have proposed that Islamist extremist group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya be blacklisted under the United Nations al Qaeda sanctions regime, diplomats said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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UN Moves to Slap Sanctions on Libya Militias
The UN Security Council on Wednesday moved to impose sanctions on militias and their political supporters who are fueling Libya's escalating war.
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Battle for Libya rages as Gaddafi strikes
Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi's forces struck back at his opponents on three fronts on Monday, with Special Forces, regular army troops and, rebels said, fighter jets, in an escalation of hostilities that brought Libya a step closer to civil war. But the rebels dismissed the attacks as ineffectual, and Colonel Gaddafi faced a growing international campai...
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Libya unrest: World leaders step up pressure as Gaddafi refuses to go
International pressure on Moammar Gaddafi to end a crackdown on opponents escalated Monday as his loyalists fought rebels holding the two cities closest to the capital and his warplanes bombed an ammunition depot in the east. The U.S. moved naval and air forces closer to Libya and said all options were open, including patrols of the North African n...
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India backs United Nations sanctions on Libya
India and other members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have unanimously slapped tough sanctions on the Moammar Gaddafi regime in Libya. Voting 15-0 after daylong discussions interrupted with breaks to consult with capitals back home, the council imposed an arms embargo and urged U.N. member countries to freeze the assets of Gaddafi, ...
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UNSC passes sanction vote on Gaddafi regime
The U.N. Security Council moved as a powerful bloc on Saturday to try to halt Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's deadly crackdown on protesters, slapping sanctions on him, his five children and 10 top associates.Voting 15-0 after daylong discussions interrupted with breaks to consult with capitals back home, the council imposed an arms embargo and urg...
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UN debates sanctions on Gaddafi regime
The United Nations Security Council met in an urgent session on Saturday to consider sanctions to punish Libya for violent attacks against anti-government protesters as the international community pressured leader Moammar Gaddafi to halt the crackdown on his people.The sanctions under consideration at Saturday's session include an arms embargo agai...
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US imposes sanctions on Libya in wake of crackdown
The United States closed its embassy in Tripoli on Friday and imposed unilateral sanctions against Libya, including the freezing of billions in government assets, as the Obama administration made its most aggressive move against Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi since his security forces opened fire on protesters. Just minutes after a charter flight left Tri...
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Oil Rises $2/bbl After G7 Vows New Russian Sanctions
Libya said it would have to halt exports from the Gulf of Sirte due to unrest in the region while Ecuador said it would need to suspend production amid anti-government protests
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North Korea Gets Illegal Oil, Enlists Syria Arms Broker: UN Report
North Korea has resorted to a "massive increase" of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products at sea to evade UN sanctions and enlisted a Syrian arms broker to sell weapons to Yemen and Libya, a UN report said Friday.
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UN Lifts Sanctions On Mumbai Company's Oil Tanker
The United Nations has lifted sanctions imposed on an oil tanker owned by a Mumbai-based company which had breached them during a business operation in Libya last month, it was announced today.
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UN Security Council Threatens Sanctions Over Libya Deal
The UN Security Council on Wednesday urged Libya's parties to sign an agreement to form a national unity government and threatened sanctions against those who stand in the way of a deal.
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Libya Needs International Maritime Force to Help Stop Illicit Oil, Weapons: UN
Libyan authorities are unable to halt the illicit trade in oil or the flow of weapons in and out of the country, and they need an international maritime force to help, United Nations sanctions monitors said in a new report.
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UN Security Council Threatens Sanctions Over Libya Turmoil
The UN Security Council on Saturday welcomed Libyan peace negotiations held in Geneva this week but warned the North African state it would consider sanctions against anyone undermining the country's security and stability.
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UN Security Council Threatens Sanctions Over Libya Turmoil
The UN Security Council on Saturday welcomed a ceasefire announced by an Islamist-backed militia in Libya and threatened to impose sanctions on those who obstruct peace efforts.
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Britain, France, US Ask UN to Blacklist Libya's Ansar al-Sharia
Britain, the United States and France have proposed that Islamist extremist group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya be blacklisted under the United Nations al Qaeda sanctions regime, diplomats said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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UN Moves to Slap Sanctions on Libya Militias
The UN Security Council on Wednesday moved to impose sanctions on militias and their political supporters who are fueling Libya's escalating war.
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Battle for Libya rages as Gaddafi strikes
Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi's forces struck back at his opponents on three fronts on Monday, with Special Forces, regular army troops and, rebels said, fighter jets, in an escalation of hostilities that brought Libya a step closer to civil war. But the rebels dismissed the attacks as ineffectual, and Colonel Gaddafi faced a growing international campai...
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Libya unrest: World leaders step up pressure as Gaddafi refuses to go
International pressure on Moammar Gaddafi to end a crackdown on opponents escalated Monday as his loyalists fought rebels holding the two cities closest to the capital and his warplanes bombed an ammunition depot in the east. The U.S. moved naval and air forces closer to Libya and said all options were open, including patrols of the North African n...
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India backs United Nations sanctions on Libya
India and other members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have unanimously slapped tough sanctions on the Moammar Gaddafi regime in Libya. Voting 15-0 after daylong discussions interrupted with breaks to consult with capitals back home, the council imposed an arms embargo and urged U.N. member countries to freeze the assets of Gaddafi, ...
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UNSC passes sanction vote on Gaddafi regime
The U.N. Security Council moved as a powerful bloc on Saturday to try to halt Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's deadly crackdown on protesters, slapping sanctions on him, his five children and 10 top associates.Voting 15-0 after daylong discussions interrupted with breaks to consult with capitals back home, the council imposed an arms embargo and urg...
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UN debates sanctions on Gaddafi regime
The United Nations Security Council met in an urgent session on Saturday to consider sanctions to punish Libya for violent attacks against anti-government protesters as the international community pressured leader Moammar Gaddafi to halt the crackdown on his people.The sanctions under consideration at Saturday's session include an arms embargo agai...
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US imposes sanctions on Libya in wake of crackdown
The United States closed its embassy in Tripoli on Friday and imposed unilateral sanctions against Libya, including the freezing of billions in government assets, as the Obama administration made its most aggressive move against Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi since his security forces opened fire on protesters. Just minutes after a charter flight left Tri...
