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Egypt welcomes Macron’s call to halt arms exports to Israel
Egypt
October 6, 2024
Egypt welcomes Macron’s call to halt arms exports to Israel
Egypt welcomed the call by French President Emmanuel Macron to stop arms exports to Israel against the backdrop of the…
UAE weapons show draws major deals, traders amid pandemic
Middle East
February 22, 2021
UAE weapons show draws major deals, traders amid pandemic
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In spite of the surging coronavirus pandemic, major arms makers descended Sunday on…
Israel decides not to participate in Emirati arms fair
Middle East
February 15, 2021
Israel decides not to participate in Emirati arms fair
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has decided not to send a delegation of defense companies to a prestigious arms fair in…
Egypt’s minister of military production, GM of Serbian company discuss cooperation
Egypt
July 16, 2019
Egypt’s minister of military production, GM of Serbian company discuss cooperation
Egypt’s minister of state for military production Mohammed Saed al-Assar held a meeting on Monday with General Manager (GM) of…
SIPRI: Egypt occupies 3rd position among world’s 25 largest arms importers
Egypt
March 15, 2019
SIPRI: Egypt occupies 3rd position among world’s 25 largest arms importers
Egypt was the world’s third largest arms importer in 2014-18, having more than doubled (206%) arms imports from 2009–13 to…
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
REMADA, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisian Zubair Abdel-Moula lost his work selling smuggled fuel on the streets of a poor southern…
Lebanon’s parliament approves Arms Trade Treaty
Middle East
September 25, 2018
Lebanon’s parliament approves Arms Trade Treaty
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament has ratified the international Arms Trade Treaty, angering Hezbollah legislators, some of whom walked…
Spain cancels bombs sale to Saudi Arabia amid Yemen concerns
Middle East
September 4, 2018
Spain cancels bombs sale to Saudi Arabia amid Yemen concerns
MADRID (AP) — Spain says it has cancelled the sale of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia amid fears that…
SIPRI: Weapons sales up again worldwide
World
December 11, 2017
SIPRI: Weapons sales up again worldwide
Arms sales are increasing around the world. The current report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shows that…
Egypt is number one destination for German weapons
Egypt
November 14, 2017
Egypt is number one destination for German weapons
The German government has attracted criticism over the export of hundreds of millions of euros worth of conventional weaponry to…