Nations are calling out for a ban on weapons export against Saudi Arabia, which is facing international accusations on the 'blatant, crude, savage, abhorrent, vicious, violent, ferocious' murder case of Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey.BREAKING: Turkish president says Saudi officials planned murder of Saudi writer days before his death.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 23, 2018
Canada says it is prepared to freeze Saudi arms deal if necessary https://t.co/qQ91EOUbnN— NewsFlash911 (@NEWSFLASH911) October 23, 2018
Five charts that explain Saudi Arabia’s importance to the global arms trade. US and other countries urged to follow Germany’s lead and cut arms sales to the kingdom— Alpha Journal (@Alpha_Journal) October 23, 2018
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— Ali Ali123 (@AleniziAmin) October 23, 2018
There have been calls for such bans as the nation is bombing Yemen. The UN claims hundreds of thousands of civilians are facing in dire humanitarian crises in Yemen.
#Yemen on brink of 'world's worst famine in 100 years' if war continues https://t.co/BVZy9t3mgX— SDG2030 (@SDG2030) October 15, 2018
UN warns that famine could overwhelm country in next three months, with 13 million people at risk of starvation@Razarumi @TawakkolKarman @RobertoValentUN @PattyArquette pic.twitter.com/xHY0OPQu9G