Motion ratchets up pressure on Riyadh over its Yemen bombing campaign but does not force European states to halt dealsMEPs gain voted for a European Union-wide arms embargo against Saudi Arabia to protest against the Gulf state’s heavy bombing campaign in Yemen.
The European parliament voted by a large majority for an EU-wide ban on arms sales to the kingdom, citing the “disastrous humanitarian situation as a result of “Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen”.
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Source: theguardian.com