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- a government order which stops a type of trade, such as exports to, or imports from, a specified country
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- Iranian military jet crashes at Tehran airport
- TEHRAN AFP — An Iranian military jet on Monday crashed and burst into flames at Mehrabad airport in central Tehran, the city's main domestic air hub, but the crew ejected unscathed, emergency services said. The Russian-made Sukhoi jet crashed on landing at the airport in southwestern Tehran while on...
- Research articles 2008-04-14
- Cigar Bar: safe from Cuban terrorism
- IN 2003 President George W. Bush ordered the Department of Homeland Security to tighten enforcement of the U.S. embargo against Cuba. Now the Government Accountability Office GAO says the effort going into policing Cuban cigars might be reducing the security of the homeland. A November GAO report finds that...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- Israel to Embargo Al Jazeera.
- By IsraelNationalNews.com Israel has decided to impose an official embargo of the Arabic Al Jazeera satellite TV network due to the Foreign Ministry's assessment that the station functions as a propaganda arm in the Arab war against the Jewish State. "After...
- Research articles 2008-03-14
- Foreign policy follies
- Incomparable. The past half-century has featured several notable Charlie Wilsons. One, known as "Engine Charlie," was a Defense secretary and head of General Motors famous for the line actually a misquotation "what's good for GM is good for America." Another Charlie Wilson currently represents Ohio's 6th congressional district. ...
- Research articles 2007-12-21
- Republican hopefuls get tough with Chavez, Cuba
- MIAMI AFP — Republican presidential hopefuls on Sunday called Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez a dictator and vowed to maintain the US embargo against Cuba, in a debate on Univision Spanish language television. "I ... would like to echo the words of King Juan Carlos, 'Por que no te callas?'...
- Research articles 2007-12-09
- UN renews call for ending US embargo on Cuba
- UNITED NATIONS AFP — The UN General Assembly on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly for the 16th year in a row in favor of lifting the 45-year-old US trade embargo against communist-ruled Cuba. By a vote of 184 in favor, four against and one abstention, the 192-member assembly reiterated its "call...
- Research articles 2007-10-30
- Sudan expels Western diplomats
- KHARTOUM AFP — Sudan has expelled European and Canadian diplomats for "interfering in its affairs," a move that could further strain relations with the West. The White House reacted to Sudan's announcement on Friday saying it hoped it was not an attempt to sidetrack international efforts to end the...
- Research articles 2007-08-23
- Rochester, Michigan Brother and Sister Indicted for Violating U.S. Embargo on Former Hussein Regime in Iraq
- To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORSContact: U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2007, TDD: +1-202- 514-1888 WASHINGTON, July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two Rochester, Mich. siblings have been indicted for exporting telecommunications and other equipment to Iraq during an embargo with that country, along with related charges, Assistant Attorney General for National Security Kenneth L....
- Research articles 2007-07-25
- South Korea lifts embargo on U.S. beef
- South Korea lifts embargo on U.S. beef: USDA says South Korea has lifted its embargo on beef from the United States. South Korea blocked U.S. beef imports at the beginning of last week after inspectors discovered products that did not meet its standards. According to the USDA, the beef--produced by...
- Research articles 2007-06-18
- US throws weight beind Abbas
- WASHINGTON AFP — President George W. Bush on Monday threw his backing behind Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas after Hamas seized the Gaza Strip, as Washington appeared poised to end its 15-month aid embargo. "The president pledged help and support," White House spokesman Tony Snow said, adding Bush spoke for...
- Research articles 2007-06-18
- Blair sees 'not unhelpful' signs from Hamas
- LONDON AFP — Palestinian group Hamas is sending some "not unhelpful" signals about the Middle East peace process, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in an interview broadcast Friday. But speaking to Al Jazeera television he said Hamas needs to clearer about its plans. "Some of the signs...
- Research articles 2007-06-08
- Reluctant nationalists: federal administration and administrative law in the Republican era, 1801-1829.
- In 1801 the Jeffersonian Republicans took charge of Congress, the presidency, and the national administration, determined to roll back the state-building excesses of their Federalist predecessors. In this effort they were partially successful. But the tide of history and the demands of a growing nation confounded their ambitions. While reclaiming...
- Research articles 2007-06-01
- End the embargo?(Cuban-Americans)(Brief article)
- Growing numbers of south Florida's Cuban-Americans oppose U.S. restrictions on travel to Cuba, according to a poll conducted by Florida International University. Cuban-Americans who have been in the U.S. the longest take the toughest stance against the island nation's government. > 65%--indicate they...
- Research articles 2007-06-01
- US government probes Michael Moore over Cuba trip
- NEW YORK AFP — Campaigning documentary maker Michael Moore is being investigated by the US government over a recent trip to Cuba as part of a new film about the US healthcare system, his spokeswoman said Thursday. Moore, who won an Oscar for the 2002 film "Bowling for Columbine,"...
- Research articles 2007-05-10
- Palestinian cabinet will not survive aid embargo: minister
- GAZA CITY AFP — The Palestinian coalition cabinet will not survive a continuing embargo on direct aid from the West, foreign minister Ziad Abu Amr warned Monday. "We ask the world to accept to lift the siege as its continuation will no doubt result in the end of the...
- Research articles 2007-05-08
- US urges "abundance of caution" in arms deals with Sudan
- WASHINGTON AFP — The United States urged governments to exercise "an abundance of caution" in selling arms to Sudan following reports that Khartoum was using Chinese and Russian weapons in Darfur in violation of a UN embargo. The State Department said it was well known that "an illicit flow...
- Research articles 2007-05-08
- Europe to give 5 mn dlrs in aid to Palestinian presidency
- RAMALLAH, West Bank AFP — Five European countries and the European Commission signed an accord on Friday under which they will give 5.2 million dollars for administrative reforms within the Palestinian presidency. The agreement was signed at president Mahmud Abbas's office by his chief of staff, Rafiq al-Husseini, and...
- Research articles 2007-04-13
- Israel satisfied, Palestinians slam Quartet boycott extension
- JERUSALEM AFP — A decision by major world powers to keep in place a controversial aid boycott on the new Palestinian unity cabinet led by radical Hamas satisfied Israel but left Palestinians in dismay on Thursday. The Middle East Quartet -- the European Union, Russia, the United Nations and...
- Research articles 2007-03-22
- Palestinians launch diplomatic offensive: Hamas chief
- JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia AFP — Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal said on Wednesday Palestinians had launched a diplomatic offensive aimed at securing an independent state on territory occupied in 1967 by Israel, which the Islamist movement does not recognise. Meshaal, quoted by the official Saudi news agency SPA, also...
- Research articles 2007-03-21
- FOOD SAFETY : EU EXAMINING MOSCOW'S NEW HEALTH REQUIREMENTS.
- On the eve of the resumption of negotiations aimed at putting an end to the embargo imposed by Russia on the export of Polish foodstuffs, unilaterally determined by Moscow on 12 and 13 March, the Russian health authorities are raising the stakes. The European Union is again...
- Research articles 2007-03-16
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