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UN Report Finds Trump Ally Violated Libya Arms Embargo: Report
Private security contractor and ally of former US President Trump Erik Prince violated a United Nations arms embargo on Libya, UN investigators have found in a report detailed by US media on Friday.
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Will Sell More Arms Than Buy After Embargo Lifted: Iran
Iran on Monday said it is more inclined to sell weapons rather than buy them, after it announced the end of a longstanding UN conventional arms embargo.
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Iran President Says US Humiliated By UN Refusal To Extend Arms Embargo
Iran's president said on Saturday the United States suffered a humiliating defeat with the UN Security Council's refusal to extend an arms embargo on Tehran, while US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the action a "serious mistake."
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US To Submit UN Resolution Next Week To Extend Iran Arms Embargo
The United States will submit a UN Security Council resolution next week to extend an arms embargo on Iran despite opposition from Russia and China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday.
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US Warns Of New UN Sanctions If Iran Arms Embargo Ends
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Wednesday of a return of UN sanctions on Iran if the Security Council fails to extend an arms embargo expiring in October.
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In A First, US Presents Its Evidence Of Iran Weaponry From Yemen
The United States on Thursday presented for the first time pieces of what it said were Iranian weapons supplied to the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen, describing it as conclusive evidence that Tehran was violating UN resolutions.
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Amid South China Sea Tension, Defence Exporters Flock To Indonesia
From rescue helicopters to air surveillance equipment, defence manufacturers jostled in Jakarta this week to claim one of the region's biggest prizes: a slice of Indonesia's shopping list as the country updates its ageing air and sea security capability.
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In Dig At US, China Says All US Arms Embargoes Should Go
Taking a dig at the US arms embargo against China, the Chinese Defence Ministry said on Thursday all such US embargoes were a relic of the Cold War and should be lifted, after the US fully removed one against Vietnam.
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Chinese Media Slam US Lifting Of Vietnam Arms Embargo
Chinese state media today slammed the lifting of a decades-old US arms embargo against Vietnam, saying the move was aimed at Beijing and calling Barack Obama's assurances to the contrary "a very poor lie".
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Russia Wants Iran Arms Embargo 'Lifted as Soon as Possible'
Russia wants to see a United Nations arms embargo against Iran lifted "as soon as possible" but it is up to Tehran to accept the terms of a final nuclear deal, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today.
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UN Security Council Holds Libya Arms Embargo in Place
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday to step up the fight against Islamic extremists in Libya but without lifting the arms embargo.
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Britain Rules Out Lifting Arms Embargo on Libya
Britain on Thursday rejected possible international military action in Libya and ruled out lifting an arms embargo on the country until it forms a unified government.
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Libya and Egypt Ask UN to Lift Arms Embargo to Fight Islamic State
Libya and Egypt asked the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to lift an arms embargo on Libya and help it build the army so it can tackle Islamic State and other extremist groups.
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European Union's decision to lift arms embargo 'too little, too late': Syria opposition
Syria's opposition on Tuesday denounced as "too little, too late" an EU decision to lift an arms embargo on rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
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End of Syria arms embargo 'directly harms' peace prospects, says Russia
Russia believes that the European Union's decision to lift its embargo against arming Syrian rebels but not the regime will "directly harm" the prospects of holding a peace conference on the crisis.
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UN Report Finds Trump Ally Violated Libya Arms Embargo: Report
Private security contractor and ally of former US President Trump Erik Prince violated a United Nations arms embargo on Libya, UN investigators have found in a report detailed by US media on Friday.
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Will Sell More Arms Than Buy After Embargo Lifted: Iran
Iran on Monday said it is more inclined to sell weapons rather than buy them, after it announced the end of a longstanding UN conventional arms embargo.
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Iran President Says US Humiliated By UN Refusal To Extend Arms Embargo
Iran's president said on Saturday the United States suffered a humiliating defeat with the UN Security Council's refusal to extend an arms embargo on Tehran, while US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the action a "serious mistake."
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US To Submit UN Resolution Next Week To Extend Iran Arms Embargo
The United States will submit a UN Security Council resolution next week to extend an arms embargo on Iran despite opposition from Russia and China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday.
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US Warns Of New UN Sanctions If Iran Arms Embargo Ends
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Wednesday of a return of UN sanctions on Iran if the Security Council fails to extend an arms embargo expiring in October.
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In A First, US Presents Its Evidence Of Iran Weaponry From Yemen
The United States on Thursday presented for the first time pieces of what it said were Iranian weapons supplied to the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen, describing it as conclusive evidence that Tehran was violating UN resolutions.
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Amid South China Sea Tension, Defence Exporters Flock To Indonesia
From rescue helicopters to air surveillance equipment, defence manufacturers jostled in Jakarta this week to claim one of the region's biggest prizes: a slice of Indonesia's shopping list as the country updates its ageing air and sea security capability.
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In Dig At US, China Says All US Arms Embargoes Should Go
Taking a dig at the US arms embargo against China, the Chinese Defence Ministry said on Thursday all such US embargoes were a relic of the Cold War and should be lifted, after the US fully removed one against Vietnam.
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Chinese Media Slam US Lifting Of Vietnam Arms Embargo
Chinese state media today slammed the lifting of a decades-old US arms embargo against Vietnam, saying the move was aimed at Beijing and calling Barack Obama's assurances to the contrary "a very poor lie".
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Russia Wants Iran Arms Embargo 'Lifted as Soon as Possible'
Russia wants to see a United Nations arms embargo against Iran lifted "as soon as possible" but it is up to Tehran to accept the terms of a final nuclear deal, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today.
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UN Security Council Holds Libya Arms Embargo in Place
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday to step up the fight against Islamic extremists in Libya but without lifting the arms embargo.
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Britain Rules Out Lifting Arms Embargo on Libya
Britain on Thursday rejected possible international military action in Libya and ruled out lifting an arms embargo on the country until it forms a unified government.
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Libya and Egypt Ask UN to Lift Arms Embargo to Fight Islamic State
Libya and Egypt asked the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to lift an arms embargo on Libya and help it build the army so it can tackle Islamic State and other extremist groups.
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European Union's decision to lift arms embargo 'too little, too late': Syria opposition
Syria's opposition on Tuesday denounced as "too little, too late" an EU decision to lift an arms embargo on rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
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End of Syria arms embargo 'directly harms' peace prospects, says Russia
Russia believes that the European Union's decision to lift its embargo against arming Syrian rebels but not the regime will "directly harm" the prospects of holding a peace conference on the crisis.
