Embargo

Somalia president hails lifting of arms embargo as government vows to wipe out al-Shabab militants

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Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has welcomed the U.N. Security Council vote to lift an arms embargo imposed on the Horn of Africa nation more than 30 years ago ByOMAR FARUK Associated Press December 2, 2023, 2:51 AM FILE – Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate … Read more

Australian Journalist Says China Detained Her for Breaking Embargo by Just Minutes

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CANBERRA, Australia — Australian journalist Cheng Lei says she spent more than three years in detention in China for breaking an embargo with a television broadcast on a state-run TV network. Cheng’s first television interview since she was freed was broadcast in Australia on Tuesday almost a week after she returned to her mother and … Read more