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Arms firms executives could face investigation for complicity in war crimes
Executives of a US arms firm which makes smart bombs in Fife could face investigation for potentially aiding and abetting
Arms firms give MPs thousands of pounds, gifts and dinners
Arms firms due to attend a trade event dubbed a “festival of violence” gave MP’s more than £60,000
UK government under fire for inviting ‘war crime’ states to arms fair
The UK government has been condemned for inviting regimes accused of killing children to an arms fair dubbed a “festival
UK arms sales condemned after 12,000 children killed or maimed
The UK government has been condemned for arming states named and shamed in a new United Nations (UN) report revealing
Export licence system lets ‘illegal’ arms sales to Saudi Arabia continue
Bombs and missiles will still be exported to Saudi Arabia under a secretive licensing system that means business as usual
Court rules UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia unlawful
The UK government broke the law by selling arms to Saudi Arabia, the Court of Appeal said today in a
Pension fund investments in arms firms profiting from Yemen’s war worth £130m
Council pension funds in Scotland have investments worth nearly £130 million in arms firms linked to Yemen’s conflict, a
Raytheon’s smart bombs linked to more alleged war crimes in Yemen
Smartbombs thought to have been part-made in Scotland were among weapons used in Yemen that killed or injured nearly 1000
House of Lords committee says UK arms sales for Yemen war are unlawful
An influential Westminster committee has ruled that UK government’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia are “narrowly on the wrong
Rich arms firm linked to war crimes gets free business advice
A wealthy US arms multinational in Fife linked to alleged war crimes gets free management advice from the Scottish Government’
Fife arms firm wines and dines UK ministers
A US arms firm based in Fife has held 84 meetings with the UK government since the Tories came to
Yemen: hundreds of alleged war crimes but only 79 investigations
There have been 366 alleged war crimes in Yemen but only 79 investigations by the Saudi-led coalition and the Ministry