Tag: arms embargo
Four countries accused of violating Libya sanctions – UN report
Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey repeatedly violated an arms embargo on Libya and it is “highly probable” a foreign attack aircraft...
Germany extends Saudi arms embargo
Germany has extended its embargo on exporting weapons to Saudi Arabia by six months, a spokesman for the German government said.
“Until 31 March...
US set for South Sudan arms embargo
The United States is set to announce an arms embargo against South Sudan, three sources familiar with the decision told Reuters, stepping...
ISS: How can arms embargoes be made more effective?
Arms embargoes are the most common type of sanction currently applied by the United Nations (UN), and one of the five main...
ISS: How can arms embargoes be made more effective?
Arms embargoes are the most common type of sanction currently applied by the United Nations (UN), and one of the five main...
Kerry tells South Sudan leaders stick to peace deal or face...
US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged South Sudan's leaders to "get the job done" by fully implementing a peace deal...
Ugandan president opposes South Sudan arms embargo
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said he was opposed to a UN plan to impose an arms embargo on his neighbour South Sudan,...
Arms embargo exemptions being considered for new Libyan government
World powers including the United States are ready to consider demands from Libya's new unity government for exemptions from a U.N. arms...
U.N. council removes 12-year-old arms embargo on Ivory Coast
The United Nations Security Council lifted a 12-year-old arms embargo on Ivory Coast on Thursday and renewed the U.N. peacekeeping mission in...
U.N. council set to lift Ivory Coast arms embargo
The United Nations Security Council is set to lift a 12-year-old arms embargo on Ivory Coast on Thursday and renew the U.N....
Check before you speak, Minister!
South African Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula needs to verify her facts before she speaks, or risk further embarrassment to the South...
