Saudi Arabia: Germany extends arms sales ban


Issue 1078 - 05 Apr 2019 | 1 minute read

Berlin extended its ban on arms exports to the kingdom for a further six months on 28 March. Germany is one of several western countries to have imposed a ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE over their conduct in the Yemen war and the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi last October.

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