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Obama extends Somalia Sanctions

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Farhad Alavi — Leave a comment

President Obama on Thursday announced that he would be renewing US sanctions against Somalia. This is despite the administration’s decision in January to recognize the Somali government. Read here.

Tagged with: Sanctions, Somalia
Posted in Sanctions

Did Beyonce and Jay-Z’s Cuba Trip Violate OFAC Sanctions?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Farhad Alavi — Leave a comment

Monday’s news was full of reports that pop stars Beyonce and husband Jay-Z may have violated US trade sanctions laws by traveling to Cuba last week. Now Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) want to find out,…

Tagged with: Cuba, Sanctions
Posted in Uncategorized

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