US blacklists two UAE companiesThe US has blacklisted two Dubai-based trading companies, accusing them of helping Iran evade financial sanctions and effectively cutting them off from the US financial system. More… |
US blacklists firms for evading Iran oil sanctionsThe US has blacklisted two companies it says helped Iran evade sanctions on oil sales and slapped penalties on four Tehran-based firms it says helped the Islamic Republic enrich uranium, the latest efforts to pressure Iran's nuclear program. More… |
Bahrain denies drafting travel ban listBahrain yesterday denied drawing up blacklists of people who are barred from travelling to other countries, a report said. "The role of Bahraini authorities is to bar people from leaving or entering their territories - in acc More… |
Kuwait mulls travel ban on defaultersKuwait could ban nearly 100,000 of its residents from leaving the country for failing to pay dues owed to the state, local newspaper reported, quoting a senior Justice Ministry official. The pol More… |
Saudi to blacklist candidates who miss interviewsSaudi Arabia will blacklist job candidates who miss interviews or training, as part of efforts to get more Saudi nationals working for private companies, the Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper reported on Tuesday. The move is designed to assuage conc More… |
Iran placed on money laundering blacklistThe international body fighting money laundering and terrorist financing has blacklisted Iran, Angola, North Korea, Ecuador and Ethiopia as posing risks to the international financial system. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), compris More… |
OECD takes four tax havens off blacklistFour finance centres blacklisted last Thursday in a renewed crackdown on tax fraud were taken off the list on Tuesday after committing to international standards on bank information disclosure. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and More… |
Indian embassy blacklists 45 firmsThe Indian Embassy has blacklisted more than 45 companies in Bahrain for violating local laws by denying the rights of Indian workers. The charges against these companies include non-payment of salaries, mistreatment of workers and providi More… |








