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Nov- 2018 -

9 November

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Norway suspends military export licences to Saudi Arabia

Norway's foreign minister said the state was freezing all defense material export licences to Saudi Arabia over recent developments in the country and the war in Yemen

9 November

Anna Varfolomeeva

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Russia arrests PMC Wagner expert Vladimir Neelov on treason charges

Russian expert Vladimir Neelov, who has extensively written about private military contractors, including PMC Wagner, has been arrested and accused of treason

7 November

Staff Writer With AFP

Defense ministers from 9 countries meet to plan European rapid deployment force

Defense ministers from nine European countries meet to set out plans for the European Intervention Initiative, a joint force that could rapidly be deployed in response to a conflict or natural disaster

Oct- 2018 -

31 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Bulgaria’s arms exports up 20 percent to €1.2 billion in 2017

Bulgaria's booming arms trade continued to grow in 2017 with arms and ammunitions exports topping €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion), an official report showed

31 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Switzerland reverses plans to sell weapons to countries in civil conflict

Switzerland reversed a decision to loosen restrictions on weapons sales to countries in conflict following outcry over the planned move

31 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia: 3 Federal Security Service officers injured in Arkhangelsk explosion

A would-be bomber was killed and three Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers were wounded in an explosion at the FSB headquarters in Arkhangelsk

30 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Danish intelligence service accuses Iran of plotting attack against separatists in Denmark

Denmark's intelligence service accused Tehran of plotting an attack against three Iranians living in the Scandinavian country, in response to a deadly attack in Iran

24 October