Saudi Arabia is reportedly continuing to import weapons from Western countries, especially the US, despite austerity measures taken recently to handle the kingdom's worst financial crisis in decades.

European diplomats say by leaving a nuclear agreement with Iran and other countries, the US lost any right to seek extension of an arms embargo against the Islamic Republic.

Iran says it will serve a “decisive response” to potential extension of an arms embargo against it that is bound to expire under its nuclear agreement with world powers.

The EU foreign policy chief says the US is no longer a JCPOA party, as Washington attempts to extend an arms embargo against Iran under the deal.

Canadian authorities say they have found a way around bans on the controversial weapons exports to Saudi Arabia despite growing calls for a full halt to sales of arms to the Arab kingdom.

Gun stores in Los Angeles, California will be allowed to open after days of discussion over whether they are an essential service amid tightening restrictive measures to contain the coronavirus.

Britain's largest defence company, BAE System, has caused a storm on social media for publicly boasting about its most successful financial year in eight years.

Several European states plan to protest the voyage of a Saudi ship believed to be carrying arms destined to be used in the war in Yemen.

France is sending a radar system and an aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid heightened tensions in the region.

There are several global industries that dominate the world market, from oil to pharmaceuticals and from banking to mining, but none are arguably more controversial than the global arms industry.