Saudi Arabia arms deals: UK ‘prolonging’ Yemen war with weapon sales
UK issued open licences for bombs, missiles and rockets worth £1.36bn in 2020, as well as equipment to help air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets
Workers in the Yemeni capital Sanaa search through debris at a warehouse after it was reportedly hit in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on 2 July 2020 (AFP) By Published date: 22 February 2021 17:21 UTC | Last update: 1 month 1 week ago
Oxfam accused Britain on Monday of prolonging the war in Yemen through the sale of millions of dollars in arms to Saudi Arabia after restrictions on selling weapons to the Gulf kingdom were lifted.
Anti-arms trade campaigners say figures show UK officials are putting profit before Yemeni lives
UN has said conflict in Yemen has led to world s worst humanitarian disaster (AFP) By Published date: 9 February 2021 23:05 UTC | Last update: 1 month 3 weeks ago
The British government has been accused by campaigners of putting profit before Yemeni lives after it authorised the export of almost $1.9bn worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia since a ban was lifted last year.
According to figures released by the Department for International Trade on Tuesday, the UK authorised the sale of $1.88bn worth of arms - including missiles and bombs - between the period of July and September 2020.
UK significantly increases arms export licenses to Saudi Arabia, new figures show The Saudis have as much right to defend themselves as anyone else, says former international trade secretary Liam Fox
9 February 2021 • 5:55pm
A Yemeni inspects debris of a building destroyed by a Saudi-led airstrike on Houthi rebel-held Sanaa
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The UK has significantly increased the number of licences issued for weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, figures released Tuesday showed, despite concerns over how they could be used in the kingdom’s devastating war in Yemen.
The latest UK arms export licensing quarterly report by the Department for International Trade shows £1.36 billion in new individual export licences for bombs, missiles and other weapons to Saudi Arabia.