Tag: #Arms
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American paper confirms Afghanistan-based terrorists use US arms in cross-border attacks
A leading American newspaper has confirmed what Pakistan has always said that the terrorist groups based in Afghanistan are using, in their cross-border attacks, sophisticated weapons left behind by U.S. troops during 2021’s withdrawal from the war-torn country. “Many of the weapons wound up across the border in Pakistan, at arms bazaars and in the hands…
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Germany Declines Arms Export to India for “Poor Human Rights Record”
Germany has declined arms export to India for what it calls its poor human rights record.
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Netanyahu Privately Agreed to US Arms Sales Deal with UAE
A report says that Netanyahu privately agreed to a US arms sales deal with the UAE.
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Iran nuclear deal parties meet amid US pressure
VIENNA, September 1 (Online): The signatories to the faltering Iran nuclear deal meet in Vienna on Tuesday as the US is urging international sanctions on the Islamic republic to be reimposed and an arms embargo to be extended. Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia are struggling to save the 2015 landmark accord with Iran, which…
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US Resolution Seeking Extension of Iran Arms Embargo Fails in UNSC
A US resolution seeking extension of arms embargo against Ifan has failed in the UNSC.
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S. Korea is world’s 4th-largest customer of U.S. arms: data
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap/APP):South Korea was the fourth-largest buyer of U.S. weapons over the past 10 years, government data showed Monday. According to the global defense market yearbook published by South Korea’s Defense Agency for Technology and Quality, the United States exported weapons worth US$93.1 billion between 2009 and 2018 to the outside world. Of…
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Canada election brings call to arms against gun violence
Toronto, Canada, Oct 19 (AFP/APP): Long associated with gang violence, the Regent Park neighborhood of Canada’s largest city Toronto has changed. But firearms continue to claim lives, prompting calls ahead of national elections Monday for tougher gun controls. But those working on the ground to make the community safer and steer youths away from a…