US lawmakers vote to impose sanctions on Hezbollah-linked banks

US lawmakers have unanimously voted to impose new sanctions on banks that knowingly do business with Hezbollah.

1. US lawmakers have unanimously voted to impose new sanctions on banks that knowingly do business with Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.

2. Some of the countries that Saudi Arabia named as members of anti-terror alliance have either denied being aware of their inclusion in the alliance or said they won’t join it. 

3. Iran Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan says Tehran will not accept any restrictions on its missile program as it is acting based on national interests. 

4. Saudi warplanes continue to pound Yemen despite a UN brokered ceasefire in the war-ravaged country. 

5. The UN’s special rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion has warned of a growing clamp-down on freedom of expression in Saudi Arabia. 

6. Angry reactions continue to pour in over recent deadly attacks on Nigeria’s Shia community. 

7. The US Defense Secretary is in Iraq to seek support to intensify the battle against ISIL terrorists. 

8. Turkey says its troops in northern Iraq have come under ISIL attack.


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