Arms sale – Page 6 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Cheerleader free speech & killing the death penalty

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021By Editor

The First Amendment is under fire in a case of a high school versus a cheerleader, plus the New York Times wants to kill critical thinking. The Pope visits Iraq and calls for the end of arms sales. The state of Virginia has banned the death penalty. … Read More >Cheerleader free speech & killing the death penalty

Middle East

Biden’s Arms Freeze on Saudi Arabia Rings Hollow as Lockheed Signs Deal With Kingdom

Posted on February 22, 2021February 22, 2021By Editor

US President Joe Biden’s vaunted freeze on arms sales to Gulf Arab kingdoms has been belied by a deal between Lockheed Martin and Saudi Arabia. … Read More >Biden’s Arms Freeze on Saudi Arabia Rings Hollow as Lockheed Signs Deal With Kingdom

Middle East

Iran Counts on Purchasing Arms From Russia to Ensure Regional Security, FM Assistant Says

Posted on February 15, 2021February 15, 2021By Editor

Iran hopes it will be able to procure arms from Russia to ensure security in the region, Senior Assistant to Iranian Foreign Minister in Special Political Affairs Ali-Asghar Khaji told Sputnik. … Read More >Iran Counts on Purchasing Arms From Russia to Ensure Regional Security, FM Assistant Says

World

Biden ending US ‘support for offensive operations’ in Yemen doesn’t mean actual end to war, skeptics caution as activists rejoice

Posted on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021By Editor

While peace activists cheered the news that the US will be ending its support for Saudi-led “offensive operations” in Yemen, that’s a far cry from actually ending the six-year war that began with Barack Obama’s tacit blessing. … Read More >Biden ending US ‘support for offensive operations’ in Yemen doesn’t mean actual end to war, skeptics caution as activists rejoice

Middle East

US freeze on F-35s sale to Abu Dhabi won’t hurt normalization between Israel & UAE – PM Netanyahu

Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021By Editor

The suspension by US President Joe Biden on selling F-35 fighter jets to the UAE won’t derail normalization between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi, as the process has gone too far already, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted. … Read More >US freeze on F-35s sale to Abu Dhabi won’t hurt normalization between Israel & UAE – PM Netanyahu

USA

US freezes sales of missiles to Saudi Arabia and F-35s to UAE as it reviews Trump-era arms deals

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021By Editor

The US has temporarily frozen some pending arms sales to allied states while the Biden administration reviews weapons deals agreed under President Donald Trump, according to officials at the State Department. … Read More >US freezes sales of missiles to Saudi Arabia and F-35s to UAE as it reviews Trump-era arms deals

Middle East

UAE Signed Deal to Buy US F-35s Just One Hour Before Biden Was Sworn In as POTUS – Report

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021By Editor

US President Joe Biden has pledged to end US support for the war in Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition that includes the United Arab Emirates (UAE), whose Western-bought weapons have been spotted in the hands of Yemeni militias, including Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). … Read More >UAE Signed Deal to Buy US F-35s Just One Hour Before Biden Was Sworn In as POTUS – Report

USA

US green lights sale of 3,000 bombs worth $290 million to Saudi Arabia & flurry of other Middle East arms deals

Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020By Editor

The US State Department has approved the possible sale of 3,000 precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia, alongside more than $4 billion in arms transfers to other regional states, arguing the deals support “national security.” … Read More >US green lights sale of 3,000 bombs worth $290 million to Saudi Arabia & flurry of other Middle East arms deals

Middle East

xiled Turkish journalist, whose paper reported on arms sent to Syria, gets 27-year jail term for espionage and aid to terrorism

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

A Turkish journalist, whose newspaper reported on an alleged 2014 Turkish intelligence operation to supply arms to anti-government fighters in Syria, was sentenced in absentia to over 27 years in jail. … Read More >xiled Turkish journalist, whose paper reported on arms sent to Syria, gets 27-year jail term for espionage and aid to terrorism

Middle East

War profiteers: Danish pension funds accused of financing war in Yemen

Posted on December 13, 2020December 13, 2020By Editor

New research by Oxfam IBIS revealed that Denmark’s 16 pension funds have together invested almost 3 billion Danish kroner ($500 million) in foreign arms manufacturers supplying weapons to countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE. … Read More >War profiteers: Danish pension funds accused of financing war in Yemen