BIS issued the first anti-boycott penalty of the year last week to the National Bank of Egypt (warning: linked Bank web site has migraine-inducing animated gifs). As a result, BIS wrangled a settlement agreement and payment of $22,500 from the…
Last week DDTC posted a notice on its website warning license applicants that their license applications would be returned if the applicant’s name on the license application did not exactly match the name on the applicant’s registration. Unsure of your…
According to one website, accommodations in Juba, the regional capital of Southern Sudan, are “not for the faint-hearted.” Of the eleven “hotels” in Juba listed by the site , most are tent camps. Some huts are available if you want…
Earlier this month, the Scandic Edderkoppen Hotel in Oslo, Norway, canceled reservations that had been made by a Cuban delegation to an Oslo travel fair. The hotel, a subsidiary of Hilton Hotel Corp., said that it was forced to do…
Back in the 1970s when the Shah was on his throne and Iran was our friend, the U.S. sold Iran a fleet of F-14 Tomcat fighter jets. Iran is still flying them and needs parts. In fact, F-14 parts were…