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		<title>Will President Obama ask Bashar Al-Assad to Step Down?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farhad Alavi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reports are abounding that the Obama administration will soon demand the departure of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad (see this one on Fox News&#8217; website).  Whether or not Al-Assad budges is another story.  Heir to the dynasty established by his father over 40 years ago, Bashar Al-Assad has so far shown an unwillingness to directly respond [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farhadalavi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6958910&amp;post=618&amp;subd=farhadalavi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>List of Authorized Travel Providers and Remittance Forwarders to Cuba Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farhad Alavi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OFAC today released a list of travel service and remittance forwarders who are authorized to deal with Cuba.  This list is available here.  The Office periodically updates this list.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farhadalavi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6958910&amp;post=612&amp;subd=farhadalavi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>OFAC Issues New Guidelines on Travel to Cuba</title>
		<link>http://farhadalavi.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/ofac-issues-new-guidelines-on-travel-to-cuba/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farhad Alavi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Treasury Department&#8217;s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Thursday issued a new set of guidelines regarding travel to Cuba.  This follows on the earlier easing of restrictions on travel by President Obama to the island state. The new guidelines explain the different categories of travel under the OFAC regulations, effectively that travel which is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farhadalavi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6958910&amp;post=607&amp;subd=farhadalavi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taking the Business Overseas</title>
		<link>http://farhadalavi.wordpress.com/2011/03/20/taking-the-business-overseas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farhad Alavi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a while since I posted the last entry on this page.  This entry will focus on international expansion for small to medium sized companies. Expanding overseas is a promising and attractive option for many businesses and in some cases may be a near-requirement.   Although the global economy has helped bring manufacturers, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farhadalavi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6958910&amp;post=580&amp;subd=farhadalavi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Setting your International Legal Priorities for 2011</title>
		<link>http://farhadalavi.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/setting-your-international-legal-priorities-for-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farhad Alavi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, 2010 is coming to a close and a new year is now before us.  What&#8217;s the new year without new year&#8217;s resolutions?  Naturally, a new year presents a tabula rasa that encourages people to change habits and start/engage in activities they have wanted to but have long procrastinated.  This can exist in your legal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farhadalavi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6958910&amp;post=583&amp;subd=farhadalavi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>OFAC Removes 8 Entities from SDN List, adds Others</title>
		<link>http://farhadalavi.wordpress.com/2010/09/08/ofac-removes-8-entities-from-sdn-list-adds-others/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farhad Alavi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Treasury Department&#8217;s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a notice in the Federal Register today announcing the removal of eight entities from it&#8217;s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.   All of these entities are based in South America. Furthermore, OFAC has also added the German-Iranian Trade Bank (Deutsch-Iranische Handelsbank AG) to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farhadalavi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6958910&amp;post=577&amp;subd=farhadalavi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>OFAC Release List of Authorized Travel Service Providers for Cuba</title>
		<link>http://farhadalavi.wordpress.com/2010/09/04/ofac-release-list-of-authorized-travel-service-providers-for-cuba/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farhad Alavi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Treasury Department&#8217;s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released a list on August 31 listing all travel service providers (TSPs) authorized to provide services to Cuba. Most U.S. persons are still barred from traveling to Cuba, and the new list does not appear to affect policy.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farhadalavi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6958910&amp;post=575&amp;subd=farhadalavi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Sanctions North Korean Entities</title>
		<link>http://farhadalavi.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/obama-sanctions-north-korean-entities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farhad Alavi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama yesterday issued an Executive Order regarding sanctions on the Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of Korea (North Korea).  This order is in furtherance of the United States&#8217; anti-proliferation efforts with respect to North Korea, but also covers activities such as money laundering and the counterfeiting of U.S. currency.  Read the White House press release here.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farhadalavi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6958910&amp;post=573&amp;subd=farhadalavi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>OFAC Releases New Financial Sanctions Regulations on Iran</title>
		<link>http://farhadalavi.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/ofac-releases-new-financial-sanctions-regulations-on-iran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farhad Alavi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on August 16 issued a final rule covering financial regulations on Iran.  These new regulations (the “Financial Regulations”) are based on laws outlined in the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA), signed into law by President Obama on July 1 following [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farhadalavi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6958910&amp;post=568&amp;subd=farhadalavi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quoted in the Los Angeles Times</title>
		<link>http://farhadalavi.wordpress.com/2010/08/24/quoted-in-the-los-angeles-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farhad Alavi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read this article from Tuesday&#8217;s Los Angeles Times about the Iran sanctions. &#8220;By limiting Iran&#8217;s access to ancillary services necessary for international trade, such as international financing and banking as well as insurance and shipping, countries are making it extremely difficult for many businesses, even those trading in nonsanctioned goods and services, from doing business [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farhadalavi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6958910&amp;post=565&amp;subd=farhadalavi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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