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This morning, two Court of Appeal judges, Lord Justice Irwin and Lord Justice Flaux, granted permission for Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) to appeal against a High Court judgment which allows the UK Government to continue to export arms to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen..
The Court of Appeal will give its judgment on Friday 4 May 2018 in a legal battle by campaigners to overturn a High Court judgment which allows the UK Government to continue to export arms to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen.
New figures from the Department of International Trade show that the UK has licensed over £320 million worth of arms to Israel since the attack on Gaza in 2014.
Over 20 people in Yemen were killed yesterday when Saudi forces bombed a wedding. Some reports put the death toll at 88.
Campaigners will go to the Court of Appeal on Thursday 12 April 2018 for a one day hearing in an attempt to overturn a High Court judgment which allows the UK Government to continue to export arms to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen.
The UK has licensed £4.6 billion worth of fighter jets and bombs to the Saudi regime since the bombing of Yemen began three years ago.
It has been reported that the UK and Saudi governments have agreed a new deal for 48 combat aircraft.
Last night hundreds of people joined protests outside Downing Street in opposition to the ongoing visit of Mohammad Bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Campaigners called for an end to the bombardment of Yemen.
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