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Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has condemned Prince Charles for using his ongoing visit to Saudi Arabia to secure an agreement between the Saudi Arabian government and arms company BAE Systems to secure price increases for the sale of 72 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Saudi Arabia.

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has called for Prince Charles to use his ongoing visit to Saudi Arabia to speak out against the government repression taking place in the country, and has renewed calls for the UK government to cease all arms exports to the regime.

Activists joined arms dealers and security men for a black tie dinner at the London Hilton Hotel  After last year's fun and games, we didn't expect to be welcomed into the annual ADS dinner at the London Hilton. Tickets cost over £200, and

So far the debate in Scotland has focused on how the status quo can be maintained One of the most positive contributions to the independence debate has been the Scottish Government's recent commitment to a 'do no harm' exports policy in the event of a Yes vote. Last month the

Campaign Against Arms Trade has joined former Archbishop Rowan Williams in pledging its support and solidarity with a group of five Christian activists who are on trial for non-violent direct action at the DSEI arms fair in 2013.

The publication of the "Fifteenth Annual Report on Control of Exports of Military Technology and Equipment" reveals that in 2012 European Union (EU) countries licensed arms exports valued at €39.9 billion.

Update, 27 Jan 2014: Success! Following formal complaints from CAAT, the BBC has said that its political editor, Nick Robinson, will no longer be speaking at the ADS dinner. CAAT is pleased that he has withdrawn but disappointed that the BBC has

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has called for Prince Andrew to speak out against the government repression taking place in Bahrain and has renewed calls for the UK government to cease all arms exports to the oppressive Bahraini regime.