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A “SHAMEFUL” deal to sell 48 Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia will mean “even greater destruction for the people of Yemen,” anti-arms trade campaigners said yesterday.
The sale was announced at the end of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s three-day visit to Britain.
Saudi Arabia is Britain’s biggest arms customer, having licensed £4.6 billion-worth of equipment since beginning its bombardment of its southern neighbour Yemen in early 2015.
As Saudi Arabia is hailed abroad for its ‘reforms,’ the reality for women inside the kingdom grows ever more repressive. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, MARYAM ALDOSSARI argues it is time to stop applauding the illusion – and start listening to the women the state works hardest to silence
