UK, France conduct airstrikes on ISIS weapon storage in Syria

“Careful intelligence analysis identified an underground facility, in the mountains some miles north of the ancient site of Palmyra. This facility had been occupied by Daesh [ISIS], most likely to store weapons and explosives,” the UK defence ministry said in a statement.

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UK sanctions Turkey-backed Syrian factions over Alawite massacres

The sanctioned factions have been accused by the UN of extrajudicial executions, looting, and sexual and ethnic violence, particularly against Alawites and Kurds.

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UK jails Kurdish man on ‘modern slavery’ charges

Margai was out of the UK when authorities first raided his car wash, but he was arrested in March 2021 upon returning to the country.

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UK sanctions Iranian banker for allegedly funding IRGC

The banker is considered one of the richest men in Iran

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UK removes Syria's HTS from terror list 

The British Foreign Office said that the deproscription of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from its list of terrorist organizations will facilitate "closer engagement with the new Syrian government and support UK foreign and domestic priorities, from counter-terrorism to migration and chemical weapons destruction."

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PM Barzani discusses Erbil-Baghdad relations with British, French envoys

Prime Minister Barzani stressed that Erbil seeks "the best relations" with Baghdad and voiced hope that a recent tripartite agreement would pave the way for the resolution of the Kurdistan Region's financial woes.

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Iran appeals London court ruling greenlighting seizure of oil company building

A UK Court of Appeal has approved the confiscation of a National Iranian Oil Company building in London estimated to be valued at over $100 million.

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US, UK, Canada impose new snapback sanctions on Iran

Western nations have levied an additional flurry of sanctions targeting Iranian nuclear program associates in the wake of the activation of the snapback sanctions reimposition mechanism on Tehran.

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UK sanctions 71 individuals, entities over Iran nuclear program

London has imposed additional asset freezes on individuals and entities it claims are associated with Iran's nuclear ambitions, coming soon after the UN Security Council approved the activation of the "snapback" sanctions reimposition mechanism on Tehran.

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