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LBCI
15-07-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
EU council sanctions Iran individuals over human rights violations
The European Council said in a statement on Tuesday it had imposed sanctions on eight people and one entity from Iran over "serious human rights violations" and "transnational repression." The statement said they are responsible for abuses on behalf of Iranian state bodies outside of Iran, in particular extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions and killings, as well as enforced disappearances of people deemed to be opponents of or critical of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Reuters
Al Arabiya
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
EU council sanctions Iran individuals over human rights violations
The European Council said in a statement on Tuesday it had imposed sanctions on eight people and one entity from Iran over 'serious human rights violations' and 'transnational repression.' The statement said they are responsible for abuses on behalf of Iranian state bodies outside of Iran, in particular extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions and killings, as well as enforced disappearances of people deemed to be opponents of or critical of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Developing
Gulf Business
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Business
Kuwait announces Eid Al Adha holidays
Image credit: Getty Images Kuwait has announced the suspension of work and the declaration of a public holiday across all state bodies and public institutions from June 5 to 9 in observance of the Islamic Eid Al Adha holiday, the cabinet said on April 29. Government employees will return to work on Tuesday, June 10, Read- However, workplaces of an 'unconventional' nature may determine their holiday schedules at their own discretion, the cabinet noted during its weekly session, which was chaired by Acting Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Al Sabah. According to the
