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US Lifts Arms Embargo on Vietnam Despite 'Dire' Human Rights Record
Relations with Vietnam have become critical amid China's growing military might — so a historic embargo with a former foe still described as a "police state" is being lifted.
UN Security Council Hits Yemen's Houthis with Arms Embargo and Sanctions
The UN resolution calls on the Houthis to immediately lay down their arms and withdraw from areas that they have seized, but it is doubtful that they will do so.
Egypt’s Push to Lift Libyan Arms Embargo Could Lead the Country to Unravel Further
The proposal to lift sanctions could go beyond allowing Libyans to purchase weapons (presumably to fight IS), and could involve more coalition airstrikes.
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