Defence in the Media: Wednesday 31 October 2018

Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of veterans issues and a Royal Navy Commander cleared at a court martial. Support for veterans In a story in the Daily Express, former Royal...
Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of veterans issues and a Royal Navy Commander cleared at a court martial. Support for veterans In a story in the Daily Express, former Royal...
...and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s visit to Saudi Arabia. Iraqi Historic Allegations Team The Times reports that IHAT has ended about 70% of the 3,392 allegations against troops and that...
...Michael Fallon, who says that this marks the UK’s ‘first major defence contract’ with Qatar. The Telegraph adds that BAE Systems have been trying to make a deal with Saudi...
...of fifth in the ranking table with Saudi Arabia and Russia switching places to third and fourth respectively. The figure attached to the UK has risen from $57 billion (US)...
...Mirror and Daily Express report that Saudi Arabia has said it is ready to send ground troops to Syria to fight Daesh, provided the US-led coalition agrees with the move....
...the US-led raids against Daesh in summer last year. Separately, the paper carries a comment piece by Con Coughlin which looks at the UK’s fight against Daesh, suggesting Saudi Arabia...
...and UK relations with Saudi Arabia. Syria The Guardian carries a report discussing the leader of the opposition's views on military action in Syria. Royal Navy personnel Former Vice Admiral...
...France, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UK and USA called on Russia to immediately cease its attacks on the Syrian opposition and civilians, and to focus its efforts on fighting...
...risks triggering an arms race in the Middle East. It is reported that there is some concern from Israel and Saudi Arabia that the deal effectively gives Iran a green...
...approve each sale to countries with poor human rights records, such as China, Russia, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. He is also backing fresh controls to stop British weapons from falling...