Saudi Arabia, yesterday, criticised Germany’s arms embargo, describing the act as a “very wrong signal.” The Saudi Foreign Minister, Faisal Bin Farhan, told dpa that the Kingdom was “in need of weapons to defend itself against Houthi attacks from neighbouring Yemen.” “We do not need weapons to be aggressive but, rather, to be able to protect our country and people,” he said, adding that the Kingdom had been cooperating with Germany on armament “for a long time”. The Minister stressed that Saudi Arabia was “keen on continuing our partnership with Germany,” warning that the Kingdom would “get what we need, whether from Germany or anywhere else.” In November 2018, the former German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, had halted arms exports to … Continue reading Saudi Arabia slams Germany’s arms embargo