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Sudan Accuses Neighbors of Undermining Darfur Arms Embargo

Sudanese officials have raised concerns with a United Nations panel of experts over the role of neighboring countries in violating a U.N. Security Council arms embargo on Darfur. Interior Minister Babaker Samra Mustafa and senior officials met the delegation in Port Sudan on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of Resolution 1591, which prohibits the supply […]

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UN urges sending peacekeepers to Sudan, imposing arms embargo

Due to the surge of attacks on civilians by both warring sides in Sudan, the UN urged sending peacekeepers to the country and imposing an arms embargo there. The call was made by the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan following its first report. The report said Sudan’s warring parties have committed an appalling […]

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UN accuses Jordan, Turkey, UAE of violating Libya’s arms embargo

A confidential UN report on Libya states that Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have violated the arms embargo. The country’s two strong men – Marshal Haftar and Prime Minister Sarraj – took advantage of the embargo breach. Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have violated the arms embargo imposed on Libya since […]