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Arabic press review: Spain may stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Ayesh
Madrid reconsiders $500m in weapons sales after Saudi-led coalition air strikes kill 29 children in Saada province
Thursday 16 August 2018
Spain reconsidering arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Spain is reconsidering its arms sales to Saudi Arabia after the Saudi-led coalition's bombing last week in Yemen killed dozens of children, the London-based al-Quds al-Arabi reports.

On 9 August, the coalition's air strikes hit a market and a bus in the northern province of Saada, killing at least 51 people, including 29 children.

In a statement, the Spanish government said this week that it is reviewing its policy of selling arms to the kingdom.

Read more at: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/arabic-press-review-spain-rethinks-arms-sales-saudi-after-latest-yemen-attack-235036320