In Brazil two former executives of arms company Forjas Taurus are accused of diverting 8,000 small arms in 2013 to Yemen. The prosecutor claimed that the defendants committed fraud by disguising the final destination of the weapons, and also tried to hide the identity of the arms broker. The arms broker Fares Mohammed Hassan Mana’a had been put on a UN sanctions list in 2010 for violating the UN arms embargo against Somalia. The prosecutors claim that the ties between Taurus and Mana’a stretch back to 2007. Taurus denies any involvement and puts all blame on its executives. It is further alleged that Taurus received regular payments from Mana’a since 2013 for the 8,000 small arms. Furthermore in January 2015 Mana’a visited Taurus under a false identity to negotiate a further shipment of 11,000 small arms. Reuters further reports that in May 2015 a Brazilian federal judge overseeing the case decided that Brazil’s foreign ministry, the United Nations, Interpol and others should be notified. But surprisingly two days later Taurus won an injunction from an appeals court blocking the federal judge’s decision… It is not clear if Taurus itself is under investigation.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the year Streit Group, a Canadian owned company, had come under fire by the United Nations Expert Panel on Libya for delivery of armoured vehicles from its factory in the United Arab Emirates to Libya. Recent documents obtained by the Globe and Mail reveal that the Streit Group, from its UAE factory, has also sold armoured vehicles to Sudan, despite Canadian and United Nations arms embargoes. The UN arms embargo on Sudan allows the transfer of military equipment if the UN Security Council is notified and has authorized the transfer. The Canadian arms embargo on the other hand prohibits the export, sale, supply or shipment of military equipment by citizens in Canada or Canadians overseas. CBC reported that in a confidential report the UN Expert Panel on Sudan had accused the Streit Group of \u201cdeliberately skirting\u201d long-standing arms embargoes against Sudan. The UN Panel reported, so it seems, anomalies with the end-use(r) documentation.<\/p>\n
More diversion news from Somalia. Diplomats claim that UN approved imported firearms are being resold on the black market. In 2013 an exemption of the UN arms embargo on Somalia was included which allowed for the transfer of weapons to the Transitional Government if the Security Council is notified, and on the condition that the weapons are traceable. Meanwhile it is estimated that only +\/- 35% of the imported arms are marked, and \u201cneither paper records nor the markings showed which weapon was issued to which individual\u201d. The question remains how a non-existent administration would be able to account for any item under its alleged ‘control’?<\/p>\n
Lets end on a more ‘cheerful’ note. Saudi Arabia has called the 15 billion dollar deal with Canada ‘an act of friendship’ towards the Canadians. I bet those Canadians feel all warm inside \u2026<\/p>\n
Commerce des armes : petite g\u00e9opolitique d’un art subtil<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 2 September 2016 | Opinion Internationale<\/p>\n Le Trait\u00e9 sur le Commerce des Armes (TCA) existe. Les signataires se sont retrouv\u00e9 \u00e0 Gen\u00e8ve fin ao\u00fbt pour lui donner un nouvel \u00e9lan, depuis son entr\u00e9e en vigueur en d\u00e9cembre 2014.<\/p>\n Obama Advocates for UN Gun Treaty Ratification<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 September 2016 | Daily Signal<\/p>\n The Obama administration upped its commitment to get the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty ratified, a tall order since a bipartisan coalition of 50 senators have already said they oppose the gun treaty Secretary of State John Kerry signed three years ago.<\/p>\n Signature du Trait\u00e9 sur le commerce des armes classiques<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 September 2016 | orange.mg<\/p>\n Durant son s\u00e9jour \u00e0 New York, en marge de sa participation au d\u00e9bat g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la 71\u00e8me Assembl\u00e9e G\u00e9n\u00e9rales des Nations Unies, le Pr\u00e9sident de la R\u00e9publique de Madagascar a proc\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 la signature du Trait\u00e9 sur la r\u00e8glementation du commerce international des armes classiques (TCA).<\/p>\n Constat – Armes de petit calibre : 100 \u00e0 150 millions d’unit\u00e9s circulent en Afrique<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 27 September 2016 | Le Quotidien<\/p>\n La circulation des armes de petit calibre, un v\u00e9ritable casse-t\u00eate pour la stabilit\u00e9 du monde et de l\u2019Afrique. Selon Marc Finaud, conseiller principal du programme Nouveaux d\u00e9fis de s\u00e9curit\u00e9, actuellement \u00e0 Dakar pour les besoins d\u2019une formation en d\u00e9veloppement des capacit\u00e9s pour une mise en \u0153uvre efficace du trait\u00e9 sur le commerce des armes.<\/p>\n Uganda transferred Israel-produced arms to S. Sudan: report<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 September 2016 | Sudan Tribune<\/p>\n Israel sold rifles to Uganda in 2007, which the latter transferred to South Sudan\u2019s national security service in 2014, the United Nations said in a report.<\/p>\n South Sudan now flying L-39 jets<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 September 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n The South Sudanese military is now operating two Aero L-39 Albatros jets, its first fixed-wing combat aircraft, according to a confidential UN report seen by Reuters.<\/p>\n Darfour : un rapport d’Amnesty d\u00e9nonce l’utilisation d’armes chimiques contre des civils<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 29 September 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n Dans un rapport rendu public jeudi, Amnesty International accuse le gouvernement soudanais d’avoir utilis\u00e9 des armes chimiques pr\u00e9sum\u00e9es contre la population de la r\u00e9gion du Jebel Marra au Darfour au cours des huit derniers mois. \u00ab\u00a0Le rapport d’Amnesty est incorrect\u00a0\u00bb, s’est content\u00e9 de r\u00e9pondre le r\u00e9gime.<\/p>\n Exclusive: U.N.-approved weapons imports resold in Somalia, diplomats say<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | Business Insider<\/p>\n Many guns imported by the Somali government with U.N. approval are being resold by arms dealers on the black market in the nation’s capital Mogadishu, two Western diplomats said.<\/p>\n UN peacekeeping chief pleads for S. Sudan arms embargo<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 October 2016 | Al-Arabiya<\/p>\n UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous is pleading with the Security Council to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan where he expects an upsurge in fighting with the coming end of the rainy season.<\/p>\n Arms deals with Europe, Israel fuel South Sudan war: UN<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 October 2016 | Yahoo News<\/p>\n A UN panel of experts has found evidence of \u00ab\u00a0well-established networks\u00a0\u00bb of arms suppliers in Eastern Europe and the Middle East that are fueling the war in South Sudan.<\/p>\n Egypt receives second Mistral LHD<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 September 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n The second of Egypt’s two Mistral-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious warfare vessels, ENS Anwar el-Sadat (L 1020), was handed over to the Egyptian Navy in the French port of Saint-Nazaire on 16 September.<\/p>\n Le Maroc n\u00e9gocie avec la Russie l’achat de sous-marins et d’avions de chasse<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 September 2016 | Agence Ecofin<\/p>\n L\u2019arm\u00e9e marocaine serait en discussions tr\u00e8s avanc\u00e9es avec la Russie pour l\u2019acquisition de sous-marins russes \u00ab Amur 1650 \u00bb \u00e0 propulsion diesel-\u00e9lectrique et du chasseur-bombardier tactique sukhoi-34, rapporte l’agence de presse russe Tass, cit\u00e9e par Defense World<\/i>.<\/p>\n Corv\u00e9e de corvettes sur le port d’Alexandrie<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 September 2016 | Lib\u00e9ration<\/p>\n En Egypte, le chantier pour la construction de quatre patrouilleurs fran\u00e7ais est \u00e0 l\u2019arr\u00eat. L\u2019arm\u00e9e a voulu faire taire les critiques sur les conditions de travail du sous-traitant : 26 salari\u00e9s risquent la cour martiale.<\/p>\n L’arm\u00e9e libyenne demande \u00e0 la Russie de lui livrer des armes<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 28 September 2016 | MAGHREB EMERGENT<\/p>\n Bien que la Libye soit frapp\u00e9e d\u2019un embargo sur les armes, un repr\u00e9sentant de l\u2019arm\u00e9e libyenne a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de demander \u00e0 la Russie de r\u00e9viser l\u2019interdiction et de reprendre les livraisons de mat\u00e9riel militaire.<\/p>\n Egypt to receive German submarine in early 2017: navy commander<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 October 2016 | Egypt Independent<\/p>\n Egypt will receive a submarine from Germany in early 2017, Egyptian Navy Commander Ossama Rabie announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n L’Alg\u00e9rie s’arme \u00e0 tour de bras aupr\u00e8s de l’Allemagne contre le Maroc<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 27 October 2016 | Le360.ma<\/p>\n Les exportations allemandes d’armes \u00e0 destination de l’Alg\u00e9rie ont atteint 4,029 milliards d’euros en 2016, d\u00e9voile le site d’information allemand Deutsche Welle. Une app\u00e9tence que seule la rivalit\u00e9 avec le Maroc pourrait expliquer. Eclairage.<\/p>\n AAD 2016: Zambian L-15s make first public appearance<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 16 September 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n The delivery of the first of Zambia’s new HAIC L-15 multirole jet fighters was confirmed during the Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD) exhibition held in South Africa from 14-18 September, when two were displayed at the show.<\/p>\n L’Afrique du Sud fait la promotion de son industrie de d\u00e9fense<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 16 September 2016 | RFI<\/p>\n En Afrique du Sud, le Salon de l\u2019A\u00e9ronautique et de la D\u00e9fense africaine ferme ses portes le 18 septembre. L\u2019AAD, l’Africa Aerospace Defence, est le plus gros salon du continent d\u00e9di\u00e9 \u00e0 cette industrie, avec plus de 400 exposants.<\/p>\n Another application to set aside the Seriti Commission’s findings submitted to court<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 18 September 2016 | defenceWeb<\/p>\n Two non-government organisations \u2013 Corruption Watch and the Right2Know (R2K) Campaign \u2013 have applied to the North Gauteng High Court to set aside the findings of the Arms Procurement Commission.<\/p>\n Denel targets expansion in Saudi Arabia with anti-tank systems<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 16 September 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Industry<\/p>\n South African defence equipment manufacturer Denel Dynamics has reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabian firm ITAEC Group to potentially manufacture anti-tank missiles in the country.<\/p>\n AAD 2016: Nigerian JF-17 deal close to finalisation<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 16 September 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Nigeria has signed a memorandum of understanding covering the sale of the joint Pakistani-Chinese PAC\/CAC JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter and a contract is expected to be finalised by November, a senior official from the Pakistan’s Defence Export Promotion Organization (DEPO) told IHS Jane’s during the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) show held in South Africa from 14-18 September.<\/p>\n Court Rules Nigeria Should Release Former Security Adviser<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 4 October 2016 | Voice of America<\/p>\n Nigeria’s former national security adviser, held since December 2015 on fraud charges, should be released, a judge at the court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ruled Tuesday, saying his detention was unlawful and arbitrary.<\/p>\n Trafic d’armes : vers un nouveau cadre l\u00e9gislatif<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 October 2016 | R\u00e9publique Togolaise<\/p>\n Les experts sur la lutte contre les trafics d\u2019armes et les sp\u00e9cialistes de l\u2019Office f\u00e9d\u00e9ral allemand de l\u2019Economie et du contr\u00f4le des exportations (BAFA) travaillent actuellement \u00e0 Lom\u00e9 sur le texte d\u2019un avant projet de loi destin\u00e9 \u00e0 mieux r\u00e9glementer le contr\u00f4le des armes et munitions.<\/p>\n $2.2bn Arms Deal: Dasuki To Call Jonathan As Witness<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 31 October 2016 | Nigeria Today<\/p>\n Fresh indications have emerged that the ex-National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, who is standing trial for alleged mismanagement of $2.2 billion arms funds, would like former President Goodluck Jonathan to be his witness.<\/p>\n Experts Question New Armed Drone Export Policy<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 1 September 2016 | DefenseNews.com<\/p>\n As US State Department officials try to convince foreign nations to sign on to a new set of guidelines for the export and use of armed unmanned systems, experts are split on just what the impact such new rules might have on the growing market for strike-capable drones.<\/p>\n This American Company Is Finally Getting Out of the Cluster Bomb Business<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 1 September 2016 | Mother Jones<\/p>\n Production of the controversial, internationally banned weapon in the United States will end\u2014for now.<\/p>\n Le groupe am\u00e9ricain Textron arr\u00eate la fabrication de bombes \u00e0 sous-munitions<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 2 September 2016 | Le Courrier Strat\u00e9gique<\/p>\n Le groupe am\u00e9ricain Textron, qui est le dernier fabricant de bombes \u00e0 sous-munitions aux Etats-Unis, a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de mettre un terme \u00e0 cette activit\u00e9, c\u00e9dant ainsi \u00e0 la pression des organismes de d\u00e9fense des droits humains, qui militent pour l\u2019\u00e9limination de ce type d\u2019armes.<\/p>\n US targets $7bn arms deals with Gulf states<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 2 September 2016 | The Times<\/p>\n America is poised to sell $7 billion worth of fighter jets to Qatar and Kuwait despite concerns that they may be used to attack Israel.<\/p>\n Brazil Defense Ministry: Taurus arms exports not cleared for re-export<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 September 2016 | Reuters<\/p>\n Brazil’s Defense Ministry said on Monday it had authorized gun maker Forjas Taurus SA to export arms to Djibouti in recent years, but that those weapons could not be legally re-exported to other countries.<\/p>\n Canadian-owned firm sold armoured vehicles to Sudan despite export ban<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 September 2016 | The Globe and Mail<\/p>\n A Canadian-owned company has sold 30 armoured vehicles to Sudan, newly obtained documents show, despite Canadian regulations that ban the export of military and paramilitary equipment to the war-torn country.<\/p>\n Brazil’s Taurus accused in Yemen arms deal, shares dive<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 6 September 2016 | Reuters<\/p>\n Brazilian prosecutors said on Tuesday they had charged Forjas Taurus SA, Latin America’s largest gun maker, in May for dealing with a known Yemeni arms trafficker in violation of international sanctions, prompting the company’s shares to plunge.<\/p>\n Chile set to choose from four bids for Type 23 upgrade<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 8 September 2016 | IHS Jane’s Missiles & Rockets<\/p>\n Rival combat system integrators bidding to upgrade the Chilean Navy’s three Type 23 frigates have presented the service with combat system modernisation solutions using either the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Barak-8 or the MBDA Sea Ceptor anti-air guided weapon systems, IHS Jane’s has learned.<\/p>\n RCMP reviewing Canadian-owned firm over military exports to Sudan, Libya<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 8 September 2016 | The Globe and Mail<\/p>\n The RCMP has been probing a Canadian-owned company for more than three months over its sales of armoured vehicles to war-torn Libya despite a ban on military exports to that country \u2013 a review that now has been expanded to include shipments to Sudan.<\/p>\n US planes sent $2.2bn in cash to Iran to settle 1979 arms deal<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 8 September 2016 | The Australian<\/p>\n The Obama administration followed up a planeload of $US400 million in cash sent to Iran in January with two more such shipments in the next 19 days, totalling another $US1.3 billion, according to congressional officials briefed by the US State, Treasury and Justice departments.<\/p>\n Cardin Opposes Block on US Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 September 2016 | DefenseNews.com<\/p>\n The top Democrat on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said he will not back a proposal to block a $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia over its war with Yemen.<\/p>\n New Rules Streamline Export Requirements <\/a><\/u><\/span>| 12 September 2016 | Lexology<\/p>\n As part of the U.S. export control reform process, the Department of Commerce\u2019s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Department of State\u2019s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) recently issued final rules to harmonize the destination control statement (DCS) for items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).<\/p>\n Will 9\/11 Lawsuit Vote Sabotage U.S. Arms Sales to Riyadh?<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 13 September 2016 | U.S. News & World Report<\/p>\n Does the vote to allow the families of terrorist victims to sue Saudi Arabia mean an end to a proposed $115 billion arms sale?<\/p>\n Malgr\u00e9 les tensions, Washington octroie 38 milliards de dollars d’aide militaire \u00e0 Isra\u00ebl<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 14 September 2016 | L’Orient-Le Jour<\/p>\n Ce protocole d’accord \u00ab\u00a0constitue le plus important engagement d’assistance militaire bilat\u00e9rale dans l’histoire des Etats-Unis\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n Ex-Italian politician gets four years in U.S. prison in arms deal case<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 15 September 2016 | Reuters<\/p>\n A former Italian politician was sentenced on Thursday to four years in a U.S. prison for conspiring with others to sell $15 million worth of weapons to undercover informants posing as Colombian rebels.<\/p>\n US-Senat debattiert Stopp der Waffenlieferungen an Saudis<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 September 2016 | derStandard.at<\/p>\n Rekord: Regierung Obama verkaufte dem Golfstaat Kriegsmaterial um 115 Milliarden Dollar.<\/p>\n US Senate Rejects Bar on $1.15B Arms Sale to Riyadh<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 September 2016 | DefenseNews.com<\/p>\n The US Senate scuttled a measure to block the $1.15 billion sale of US tanks to Saudi Arabia, though a Hill fight is looming over another measure the kingdom dislikes.<\/p>\n A massive US weapons deal with Israel means more weapons for its Arab neighbors, too<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 September 2016 | PRI<\/p>\n The completion of a US weapons deal with Israel worth $38 billion clears the way for two of Israel’s Arab neighbors to buy US fighter jets.<\/p>\n Syrie: Washington envisage de fournir des armes aux Kurdes<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 September 2016 | Le Figaro<\/p>\n Washington envisage de fournir des armes aux Kurdes syriens qui participeront \u00e0 l’offensive pour reprendre Raqa, le bastion du groupe Etat islamique (EI) en Syrie, a indiqu\u00e9 aujourd\u2019hui le plus haut grad\u00e9 am\u00e9ricain.<\/p>\n Ottawa veut des garanties avant d’envoyer des armes en Irak<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 27 September 2016 | LaPresse.ca<\/p>\n Le plan du gouvernement lib\u00e9ral de fournir des armes aux forces kurdes en Irak est frein\u00e9 par des craintes de voir l’\u00e9quipement militaire \u00eatre utilis\u00e9 \u00e0 des fins autres que celle de combattre Daech (le groupe arm\u00e9 \u00c9tat islamique).<\/p>\n USA erw\u00e4gen Aufr\u00fcstung in Syrien – Russland ist nur zu Mini-Feuerpausen bereit<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 29 September 2016 | n-tv.de<\/p>\n Nach dem angedrohten Abbruch der Syrien-Gespr\u00e4che versch\u00e4rft sich der Ton zwischen den USA und Russland weiter. Berichte \u00fcber m\u00f6gliche US-Waffenexporte kontert Russland mit heftiger Kritik – und stellt klar, dass es keine einw\u00f6chige Waffenruhe geben wird.<\/p>\n Brazil reviewing rules for arms exports, minister says<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 30 September 2016 | Yahoo Finance<\/p>\n Brazil is reviewing its procedures for controlling arms exports, Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said on Thursday, when asked about an investigation into a sale of guns by Forjas Taurus SA that allegedly violated U.N. sanctions.<\/p>\n Saudi Arabian officials say arms deal with Canada an act of friendship<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 30 September 2016 | The Globe and Mail<\/p>\n Saudi Arabian officials say the controversial $15-billion Canadian deal to supply Riyadh with weaponized armoured vehicles should be seen as a goodwill gesture by the Islamic kingdom to cement its friendship with Canada.<\/p>\n Le gouvernement Trudeau rejette la motion du NPD pour cr\u00e9er un comit\u00e9 sur les exportations d’armes<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 4 October 2016 | Le Huffington Post Quebec<\/p>\n Le gouvernement Trudeau a sign\u00e9 l\u2019arr\u00eat de mort d\u2019une motion du NPD qui visait \u00e0 cr\u00e9er un comit\u00e9 pour examiner les exportations d\u2019armes du Canada, dont la vente de v\u00e9hicules blind\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019Arabie saoudite.<\/p>\n Liberals reject NDP motion to increase scrutiny of arms exports<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 4 October 2016 | The Globe and Mail<\/p>\n The Trudeau Liberals voted down a motion to give MPs a key role in scrutinizing foreign exports of Canadian military goods, saying this level of parliamentary oversight was unnecessary.<\/p>\n Obama DOJ drops charges against alleged broker of Libyan weapons<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 4 October 2016 | Politico<\/p>\n Arms dealer had threatened to expose Hillary Clinton\u2019s talks about arming anti-Qadhafi rebels.<\/p>\n Drones arm\u00e9s: Le Canada signe une d\u00e9claration pour des r\u00e8gles claires<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 October 2016 | LaPresse.ca<\/p>\n Le Canada s’est joint \u00e0 des dizaines d’autres pays en appelant \u00e0 des r\u00e8gles plus claires sur la vente et l’usage de drones arm\u00e9s, alors m\u00eame que le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral tente de d\u00e9terminer si l’arm\u00e9e canadienne devrait acqu\u00e9rir de telles armes.<\/p>\n New arms deal likely before end of Obama’s term<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 October 2016 | Taipei Times<\/p>\n The US might approve an arms sale package to Taiwan before US President Barack Obama\u2019s term expires in January next year, Deputy Minister of National Defense Lee Hsi-ming (\u674e\u559c\u660e<\/span>) said yesterday.<\/p>\n U.S., Other Nations Sign Declaration on Armed Drone Exports<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 October 2016 | Aviation International News<\/p>\n More than 40 nations have joined the U.S. in a joint declaration aimed at controlling exports of armed or weapons-capable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Major UAV-producing nations such as Israel, Russia, China and India are not among signatories to the declaration of broad principles, which is a precursor to setting more detailed standards.<\/p>\n US publishes export rule change, nearing completion of full export code revision<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n The US State Department and US Department of Commerce released revisions to the definitions they apply to the export of fire control, laser, imaging, and guidance equipment on 12 October.<\/p>\n Brazil’s Merchants of Death<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 October 2016 | New York Times<\/p>\n As Brazil weathers the worst political and economic crises in living memory, Brazilians can hardly be blamed for being distracted. But there is a subject that the country\u2019s politicians \u2014 and citizens \u2014 are not discussing, even though it risks tarnishing Brazil\u2019s international reputation as an advocate of peacebuilding and diplomacy: an unchecked arms industry and its involvement in foreign conflicts around the globe.<\/p>\n Inside DDTC’s New Definitions OF Export, Re-Export, Retransfer<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 October 2016 | Lexology<\/p>\n On 8 septembre 2016, the US Department of State\u2019s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls published a final rule to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. This rule clarifies and finalizes changes from a 3 juin 2016, interim final rule related to the definitions of \u201cexport,\u201d \u201cre-export\u201d and \u201cretransfer.\u201d<\/p>\n US intercepts multiple shipments of Iranian weapons going to Yemen<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 29 October 2016 | CNN\u200e<\/p>\n American warships have intercepted five shipments of weaponry to the Houthis in Yemen from Iran in the past year and a half, according to US Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan, who is in charge of American naval operations in the Middle East.<\/p>\n Convicted Arms Dealer Viktor Bout Returns to U.S. Appeals Court<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 30 October 2016 | Wall Street Journal<\/p>\n Russian trafficker dubbed \u2018Merchant of Death\u2019 seeks new trial, alleges co-conspirator was government informant.<\/p>\n U.S. Spent Billions Supplying Guns to Middle East Since 9\/11, Losing Track of Many Weapons<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 30 October 2016 | The Washington Diplomat<\/p>\n The United States has flooded Iraq and Afghanistan with billions of dollars worth of small arms since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and has lost track of millions of them, according to a recently published report on 412 Department of Defense contracts by the London-based advocacy nonprofit Action on Armed Violence.<\/p>\n Aux Etats-Unis, deux Arm\u00e9niens accus\u00e9s de pr\u00e9parer une livraison d’armes \u00e0 l’Iran sous embargo encourent 100 ans d’emprisonnement<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 31 October 2016 | Nouvelles d’Arm\u00e9nie<\/p>\n Deux Am\u00e9ricains d\u2019origine arm\u00e9nienne, Zavik Zarkarian (52 ans) et Vatch\u00e9 Na\u00efrian (57 ans) encourent pr\u00e8s de 100 ans d\u2019emprisonnement s\u2019ils sont reconnus coupables d\u2019avoir livr\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019Iran du mat\u00e9riel militaire alors que Washington avait mis T\u00e9h\u00e9ran sous embargo.<\/p>\n Leader in Lebanon gun smuggling gets 27 years in federal prison<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 31 October 2016 | The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines<\/p>\n Ali Al Herz admitted to a federal judge Monday that smuggling guns to Lebanon was wrong and against the law, but he thought he was doing \u201cright\u201d to sell guns to people threatened by \u201cterrorists … and ISIS.\u201d<\/p>\nAfrica<\/b><\/h1>\n
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