This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding to the Entity List two persons who have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. These persons will be listed on the Entity List under the country of France. This rule also amends the Entity List on the basis of the annual review of the Entity List conducted by the End-User Review Committee (ERC). The ERC conducts the annual review to determine if any entries on the Entity List should be removed or modified. This rule reflects the results of the ERC's annual review of fifteen countries, i.e. Armenia, Belarus, Egypt, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Norway, Russia, South Korea, Syria, the United Arab Emirates...
Following an offensive, which included NATO air strikes, launched by Afghan and international forces over four days, 29 Taliban militants were confirmed dead in Baghlan province. [Al-Arabiya, 6/14] June 23: US President Barack Obama dismissed commander of multinational forces in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal after he made critical comments about senior administration officials that appeared in a profile in Rolling Stone magazine. Tribesmen in eastern Yemen blew up an oil pipeline that linked the Ma'arib province to the Red Sea coast in retaliation for an army raid on the houses of several tribesmen in the area who were believed to be sheltering al-Qa'ida militants.
Israel and its adversaries in the Persian Gulf in recent years carried out extensive secret diplomacy to coordinate policy and exchange information on the threat posed by Iran, despite both sides' public posture of mutual hostility. A classified 2009 diplomatic cable disclosed this week provides a rare glimpse into the secret and often high-level diplomacy between Israel and Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, all countries that officially do not recognize the Jewish state.
For years the sales to the Saudis were justified on the grounds that they needed them to defend themselves against the Soviet Union. As Henry Kissinger noted, however, it was hypocritical to suggest that the arms could be effective against the Red Army but pose no threat to Israel (Rehavia Yakovee, "Arms for Oil, Oil for Arms: An Analysis of President [Jimmy Carter]'s 1978 Planes 'Package Deal' Sale to Egypt, Israel and Saudi Arabia," Claremont, Ph.D. dissertation, 1983, pp. 75-76, 86). Still, the Bush Administration agreed to the sale of even more advanced F- 15 fighter-bombers and laserguided "smart-bombs", advanced anti-ship missiles and electronic hardware for aircraft for Saudi Arabia, as well as Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (Barak Ravid and Aluf Benn, "Bush Sold Arab States ...
The Afghan Election Commission rejected President Hamid Karzai's call for an April presidential election, and delayed the poll to August 20, 2009, citing security concerns as well as preparatory time necessary for international observers to ensure a fair election. Yemeni President 'Ali 'Abdullah Salih rejected a US plan to send 94 Yemeni Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia for terrorist rehabilitation, instead stating that Yemen would construct a rehabilitation center to accommodate returning prisoners. Since 2002, 13 Yemenis had been released from the prison.
NEW YORK - When Israel's Shahar Peer was denied a visa to play in the United Arab Emirates last year, Venus Williams spoke out on her behalf - because she felt it was the right thing to do under those circumstances. When Peer and Williams meet on a tennis court, as they've done rather frequently lately, the American shows not a trace of empathy - because that is the right thing to do under those circumstances.
US-led coalition forces killed 14 Afghans who they claimed were militants, despite the Khost provincial governor's assertion that the men were security guards watching a road construction crew. According to court reports, Lloyd was speaking with Salam outside of Kandahar on November 4, 2009, when he ignited a pitcher of fuel and doused her with it, inflicting second and third-degree burns over 60% of her body. [YT, 10/28] Nov. 3: A US military tribunal at Gguantanamo Bay, Cuba, found 'Ali Hamza al-Bahlul, a Yemeni national and former media secretary to Usama bin Ladin, guilty of conspiring with al-Qa'ida, soliciting murder, and providing material support for terrorism.
Madison -- Gov. Jim Doyle wants to see the world, and he wants the world to see Wisconsin. So, he's mapping out plans to visit the United Arab Emirates, Scandinavia, Mexico, China, Japan and possibly South Africa and Israel in coming years, according to a March memo from Doyle's then- commerce secretary, Jack Fischer.
According to provincial officials, the attack caused more than 147 casualties, many of whom were civilians. According to a US military spokesman, intelligence suggested that Mullah Mustafa had ties with individual members of Iran's Quds Force. The demonstrations took place in Aden, the former capital of South Yemen, and Mukallah. Since the beginning of 2009 there had been sporadic clashes involving south Yemenis protesting their treatment by the government in the north.
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