Europe
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Nov- 2018 -22 November
Finland freezes arms export permits to Saudi Arabia and UAE over Yemen
Finland will not issue new arms export authorisations to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates due to concerns over the humanitarian situation in Yemen
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22 November
Denmark suspends arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Yemen war, Khashoggi murder
Denmark has suspended military exports to Saudi Arabia over the situation in Yemen and the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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20 November
US approves $321 million sale to NATO agency of precision guided bomb kits
The US State Department approved the estimated $320.5 million sale to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency of precision guided munitions kits, the DSCA said
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9 November
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
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9 November
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
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7 November
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
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Oct- 2018 -31 October
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
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31 October
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
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31 October
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
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30 October
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
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