Laurence Norman

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A Core Egyptian Bank Gets Caught Up in Treasury’s Iran Crackdown

By: Laurence Norman, Summer Said

The U.A.E. branch of Banque Misr, Egypt’s second largest bank, faces penalties for alleged dealings with Tehran.

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A core Egyptian bank gets caught up in Treasury's Iran crackdown

By: Laurence Norman

DUBAI—When Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said earlier this week that he would be announcing major sanctions against a financial institution as

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Russia is testing NATO's ability to hold back from a hot war

By: Bertrand Benoit, Daniel Michaels, Laurence Norman

BRUSSELS—Russia's increasingly brazen string of small-scale attacks in Europe creates a dilemma for the continent's leaders: Are they ready to respond to Moscow with more than sanctions and diplomatic wrist-slaps?

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Saudi Nuclear Agreement Could Open a Path to 20% Enrichment

By: Laurence Norman, Michael R. Gordon

Allowing Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium to such levels risks bolstering congressional opposition to the deal.

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Saudi nuclear agreement could open a path to 20% enrichment

By: Laurence Norman, Michael R. Gordon

New details of the Trump administration's agreement to provide Saudi Arabia with a civilian nuclear program are spurring criticism that the landmark deal doesn't do enough to head off the risk of nuclear proliferation.

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European Nations Impose Trade Bans on Israel Over West Bank Settlements

By: Laurence Norman, Anat Peled

Israel condemns the moves and retaliates against the U.K., the first to announce measures.

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European nations impose trade bans on Israel over West Bank settlements

By: Anat Peled, Laurence Norman

The U.K., France, Canada and nine other countries said they would impose new trade restrictions on Israel, escalating a dispute over the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

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Defending Ukraine Is Getting More Expensive, and Europe Is Struggling to Foot the Bill

By: Laurence Norman

European leaders are reluctant to close Ukraine’s funding gap, as opposition parties who are against paying for the war grow in influence.

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Defending Ukraine is getting more expensive, and Europe is struggling to foot the bill

By: Laurence Norman

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his government needs tens of billions of additional dollars to keep fighting and pay bills through the end of the year.

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Mark Carney's audacious bid to make Canada an ‘associate member' of the EU

By: Drew Hinshaw, Joe Parkinson, Laurence Norman

Shortly after Canada and America became embroiled in the worst bilateral trade war in their modern history, the secure phones of Europe's top leaders lit up with a trans-Atlantic call.