Tag: Arms Sales
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Morocco, Fifth Largest Buyer of French Arms

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Morocco was ranked fifth largest customer of French arms industry and the third in the Arab world after Egypt and the UAE, a report of the French defense ministry said. The report, covering the 2007-2016 period, said that Morocco was placed fifth in the list of France’ largest customers after China, Singapore, Egypt and the […]
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UK Government under Criticism for Selling Arms to Repressive Regimes, including Algeria

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The UK government has been accused of putting arms sales to despots ahead of human rights as British arms manufacturers have exported almost £5bn worth of weapons to countries that are judged to have repressive regimes, including Algeria, in the 22 months since the Conservative party won the latest election, the Guardian reported. Algeria was […]
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Gulf Crisis: Congress to Suspend Arm Sales to Gulf Countries, Senate Member

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US Senate member and chairman of the foreign relations committee has told the State Department that the Congress will stand in the way of all arms deals with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) until peace returns among these US allies. US allies in the Gulf have been divided into two groups; one side […]