Enables UAE s reckless conduct : Anti-war advocates slam $23bn US arms sale
Citing the UAE s role in Yemen and Libya, arms experts and rights groups say the sale undermines stability in the region
Israel is the only other country in the Middle East to be approved for F-35 purchases (AFP/File photo) By Published date: 14 April 2021 17:12 UTC | Last update: 5 sec ago
When the Biden administration announced in late January that it planned to pause and review former President Donald Trump s $23bn arms sale to the United Arab Emirates, anti-war circles rejoiced.
The UAE had been repeatedly criticised on the Hill for its role in the Saudi-led coalition s indiscriminate bombings of market places, funerals, weddings, and hospitals in Yemen.
UK Arm Sales to Saudi Arabia Are Prolonging War in Yemen: Oxfam
The conflict in Yemen is quite literally being fuelled by the UK, according to Oxfam.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
The UN’s Global Goals aim to end extreme poverty and its root causes by 2030. But in Yemen, a brutal civil war has decimated health systems, provoked widespread hunger, and killed almost 250,000 people violence prolonged, according to Oxfam, by the UK selling weapons to the Saudi-led coalition involved in the conflict. Join our movement to learn more about these crises and
Around 3,500 miles from London lies the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
Saudi Arabia arms sales: Which countries are still exporting?
Following US pause on weapons deals to Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, MEE looks at how other major military exporters have responded
Saudi-backed troops in Yemen rebel a Houthi rebel offensive on the oil-rich city of Marib, on February 14, 2021 (AFP/File photo) By Published date: 19 February 2021 11:29 UTC | Last update: 1 month 1 week ago
Three weeks ago, the United States issued a temporary freeze on pending arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as part of an effort to end the civil war in Yemen.
In one of its first major foreign policy announcements, the new US administration of President Joe Biden paused the implementation of recent Trump-era weapons deals, including the sale of munitions to Saudi Arabia and F-35 fighter jets to the UAE.
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.