22.08.2019 - 17:31 [ Independent.co.uk ]

Billions of pounds worth of weapons have been licensed by the UK to Saudi Arabia since start of Yemen war

Government figures show that export licences worth £6.2bn have been granted to members of the Saudi-led coalition in the four years since the conflict began in March 2015.

The figure includes £5.3bn to Saudi Arabia, £657m to United Arab Emirates, £85m to Egypt, £72m to Bahrain, £40m to Kuwait and £142m to Qatar before it withdrew from the coalition in 2017.