Government releases £7m of military export licences in last three months of 2015 despite calls to suspend arms sales The British government released licences for the export of £7m of arms to Saudi Arabia in the last three months of 2015,taking the total value of such licences since the country entered the civil war in Yemen to £2.8bn.
Calls are growing for the UK to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia in light of allegations, including by a UN panel, and of indiscriminate bombing of Yemeni civilians by the Saudi-led coalition,which backs the neighbouring government against Houthi rebels and forces faithful to a deposed president.
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Source: theguardian.com