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.

Others have close ties to the government.

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

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

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

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.

Everybody has benefited from these ties.

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.

Germany has long standing ties with Afghanistan.

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.

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

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.

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.

Vietnam, too, has strengthened its ties with the US.

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.

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Iran has strengthened its economic and military ties, especially in Venezuela.

Despite occasional visits to Tanzania, he has no ties to that country.

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.

Even in the habitually Euro skeptical United Kingdom, Prime Minister David Cameron has sought to boost his international credibility by highlighting his close ties with Merkel, rather than by emphasizing the UK s special relationship with the United States.

Rather than buckle to France s will, however, the Romanian president warned France s leaders to stop lecturing his country a sure sign that French influence is on the wane even in countries with which it has had close historical ties.

She has very few close friends.

The response from both has been muted (as it has from Thailand, which also has strong economic ties with Myanmar).

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.

ElShamy has a close brush with snipers

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

The second pillar of the West s Middle East role commercial ties has also been weakened.

On the multilateral front, New Caledonia has strengthened its ties with the European Union (EU).

Now Ukraine, where President Viktor Yanukovych s decision not to sign an association agreement with the European Union has mobilized millions of protesters, represents Russia s moment of truth. While many cheer the Euromaidan, many others insist that Ukraine must maintain close ties with Russia.

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.

Rarely, ERAs close after a fixed duration of time has expired (what is called hard close time ).

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Again your ruin has come close , still closer .

The Institute has maintained close cooperation with UNODC.

It has been observed that electronic reverse auctions rarely close after a fixed duration of time has expired (known as a hard close time ).

China Historically, Korea has had close relations with China.