Tag Archives: Arms Trade

U.S. Lifts Visa Ban on Officials From Myanmar

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration lifted a sweeping ban on visas for officials from Myanmar on Thursday, further easing sanctions against the country despite growing fears that ethnic violence is ... Read more

U.N. Close To Curbing Arms Trade With Treaty

UNITED NATIONS — The effort over many years to forge an international treaty regulating the booming $70 billion annual trade in conventional weapons headed toward fruition on Wednesday with a final draft ... Read more

Arms Airlift to Syrian Rebels Expands, With C.I.A. Aid

With help from the C.I.A., Arab governments and Turkey have sharply increased their military aid to Syria’s opposition fighters in recent months, expanding a secret airlift of arms and equipment for the ... Read more

Weapons Seizure in Yemen Raises Worries of Iran’s Influence

Photographs recently released by the Yemeni government suggest that an interdiction last month by the United States Navy and Yemen’s security forces seized a class of shoulder-fired antiaircraft missiles ... Read more