In the United Kingdom, the government has banned trade in goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The decision, which the country adopted together with 11 other states, sparked a sharp reaction from Israel, BBC News World reports. Among the 12 countries that joined the joint action are France, Spain and Canada….
Monitoring Stability and Protecting Energy Flows On-Site Assessment Prior to Force Decisions Seoul, South Korea – The South Korean Ministry of National Defense announced dispatching an inspection team to the Strait of Hormuz to evaluate security. Monitoring Stability and Protecting Energy Flows The ministry stated that the team aims to observe field developments across the…
Burak Bir 08 September 2026•Update: 08 September 2026 London Mayor Sadiq Khan welcomed the British government’s announcement Tuesday to impose a ban on trade in goods from illegal West Bank settlements, which he called a “significant obstacle” to peace. “It’s never been clearer: illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land are a significant obstacle to peace,”…
Beyza Binnur Donmez 08 September 2026•Update: 08 September 2026 Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz risk pushing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) out of global value chains as rising costs hit smaller firms harder than large companies, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned Tuesday. In a report, UNCTAD said large companies can spread risks across…
Ilayda Cakirtekin 08 September 2026•Update: 08 September 2026 Eleven European countries plus Canada announced plans on Tuesday to introduce national restrictions on trade in goods with Israeli settlements that are illegal under international law, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot announced. “Today, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal and…
Dutch authorities have no power to intervene in the transportation of military cargo to Israel aboard ships sailing under the Netherlands’ flag when the cargo is neither exported from nor transits through the Netherlands, Foreign Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma said in a letter to parliament, APA reports. The document assesses the issue in the context…
The UK government is set to announce a ban on trade in goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, as concerns grow over continued settlement expansion and its impact on efforts to achieve a two-state solution. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to outline the proposed restrictions in Parliament on Tuesday, following…
LONDON — The UK government is to set out new restrictions on buying goods made in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank in what has been described as a broad reset of Britain’s relations with Israel on Tuesday. In an intervention that is expected to draw fierce criticism from the US and Israel, Foreign…
Britain is preparing to announce broad economic restrictions targeting Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, potentially including a ban on trade in goods produced in the communities and sanctions against companies involved in construction, The New York Times reported on Monday. According to the report, which cited seven officials briefed on the planned measures, the…
A telephone conversation was held between Shahin Mustafayev, Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan and co-chair of the Azerbaijan-Iran State Commission on Economic, Trade and Humanitarian Cooperation, and Farzaneh Sadegh, Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development and co-chair of the commission. According to the information, during the call, the sides reviewed the implementation of issues…
