Others have close ties to the government.

Two of the prominent leaders of these tribes are both Shia, with the difference being that one has close ties to Iran while the other has close ties to Saudi Arabia.

While implementing those programmes, the Government maintains close collaboration with the non governmental organizations.

Singapore still maintains strong security ties with Israel and is one of the biggest buyers of Israeli arms and weapons systems.

Some have pointed to these close ties to the MAS party as somewhat worrisome.

And, despite hosting a huge US military base, Qatar maintains close links to Syria and Iran.

Malaysia maintains a humidity level around ninety percent because of its location close to the equator.

Back then, the Communist Party was still powerful, and maintained close ties with the Soviet Union.

Close ties with the Department's broadcast partners are crucial to maintaining continued airing of its material.

Moreover, we welcome the fact that the ICC and the Security Council are developing increasingly close ties.

Only this year, the city administration has started to close down some brothels because of their ties to criminal organizations.

But what separates us from Saakashvili is that we understand that history, geography, and economics dictate close ties to Russia.

Colombia maintains close ties with the US, which has provided 6 billion in aid over the past ten years almost all of it coming in the form of military assistance to strengthen the government s ability to confront the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and drug traffickers.

In leading this initiative, IUFRO maintains close collaboration with FAO, the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the Forum secretariat and other partners.

Mutual accusations reached a level unworthy of the common history and the close personal, cultural and economic ties between both countries.

But it reflects a widespread sentiment among many Poles, including those who are staunch supporters of close ties to the US.

But, given Armenia s alliance with Russia and Azerbaijan s close ties with Turkey, an eruption over Karabakh could very well escalate regionally.

Calderón, reversing his predecessor s policy of speaking out against the lack of human rights in Cuba, has restored Mexico s traditional close ties.

Current conventional wisdom places the blame squarely on the close ties that developed between policymakers and the financial industry in recent decades.

He continues to have close ties to Cornell University, where he is Adjunct Professor of Physics and of Mechanicaland Aerospace Engineering (since 2005).

In a 1976 referendum Guamanians decided to maintain close ties with the United States, but also to begin negotiations to improve the Territory's status.

The geographic location of Benin, its membership in ECOWAS, its close business ties with Nigeria, and its natural resources highlighted the investment potential of the country.

The Office of the Legal Counsel maintains close contacts with its recurring clients, such as the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management.

2 The repression of the socialist students is happening in a country that has close ties with socialist leaders in Latin America including Hugo Chavez and Daniel Ortega.

Hamas killed Sasson Nuriel, an employee at a candy factory in the West Bank, who had close ties with Palestinian merchants, simply because he is Israeli and Jewish.

Malaysia will continue to encourage its private sector to promote and further enhance its close economic ties with its counterparts in the African countries for our mutual benefit.

It needs not just closer economic ties, but also closer political ties.

Sayadi maintains a website here.

Indian intelligence officials allege that the leader of a BNP coalition partner, Mufti Fazlul Haque Amini, maintains ties to the banned armed Islamist group Harkat ul Jihad al Islami, or Huji, which in turn is allegedly linked to Al Qaeda.

In addition to the strategic advantages, America s close ties with the oil sheikhdoms which are among the world s leading holders of foreign exchange reserves contribute to propping up the dollar.

The incursion has even been linked to the scandal surrounding Chongqing s disgraced former Communist Party chief, Bo Xilai, who had close ties with high ranking PLA and security services officers.

The SCO has already established close ties and cooperative relations with the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the United Nations Development Programme and other United Nations agencies.

Each prison maintains the following records

Norway maintains its commitment to Haiti.

Moreover, Egypt, Hamas s patron and senior ally, maintains a relationship and channels of communication with Israel, and does not want to sever all ties not least because to do so would provoke a confrontation with the United States, which underwrites the Egyptian army.

As Xi rose through the Communist Party ranks, he forged close military ties as a reservist, assuming leadership of a provincial garrison and serving as a key aide to a defense minister.

In support of these activities as well as in general, EUFOR maintains a close relationship with the Police Mission this includes having Police Mission liaison officers attached to the force at the various command levels.

Iran could also view the transitions in Central Asia as an opportunity to expand its regional influence, particularly given its close ethnic and cultural ties with Tajikistan and its long border with Turkmenistan.

Annan usually maintains an unruffled, dignified demeanor.

Some create strong ties, while others produce weak ties. Think of the difference between friendships and acquaintances.

Despite the stressful situation, Moussa maintains her humour

The community also maintains a small Jewish cemetery.

The petitioner maintains his arguments on the merits.

The committee maintains regular contacts with the field.

These effects are different from support in that they are less a function of the nature of immediate social ties but rather of the ties these immediate ties provide to other people.