Tag: weapons
Egypt to look beyond U.S. for arms: foreign minister
Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said on Saturday that Egypt would look beyond the United States to meet its security needs and...
Mali rebels used Libyan weapons – report
Rebel fighters in Mali made extensive use of weapons originally from Libyan arsenals during 2012/13, a joint investigation by The Small Arms...
Ban wants chemical weapons totally eliminated within five years
Warning that the fog of war must never again be composed of poison gas, United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has appealed to...
Egypt seizes Libyan weapons bound for Gaza
Egyptian security forces have seized several shipments of weapons, believed to be from Libya, bound for the Gaza Strip. Looted Libyan weapons...
Nigeria arrests 15 Russian sailors carrying arms
Nigerian authorities seized a ship and arrested its 15 Russian crew members on suspicion of arms smuggling, after they found several guns...
Guinea releases Malian weapons shipment
Guinea's government has released an arms shipment that belongs to neighbouring Mali, months after Conakry seized it due to concerns over who...
Asian demand increasing international arms transfers – SIPRI
The volume of worldwide arms transfers in 2007–2011 was 24 per cent higher than in 2002–2006 and the five largest arms importers...
South Africa exported R5 billion of arms in 2011
South Africa exported R5.2 billion worth of military equipment during the last three quarters of 2011, according to the National Conventional Arms...
Joint venture signed to set up ballistic vest factory in Nigeria
The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and Marom Dolphin Ltd have signed a joint venture agreement for the establishment of a...
Russia to sell US$14 billion worth of weaponry this year
Russia is expected to export a record US$14 billion worth of arms this year, up from US$10 billion last year, a Russian...
Libya leader, in Khartoum, thanks Sudan for weapons
Sudanese weapons and ammunition sent through Egypt helped Libya's former rebels oust Muammar Gaddafi and take control of the North African country,...
China supplying small arms to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has taken delivery of 20 000 AK-47 assault rifles from China as the country re-equips its army ahead of upcoming elections.
The...
Ban urges accession to pact prohibiting use of indiscriminate weapons
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for universal accession to the United Nations convention that prohibits the use of certain indiscriminate weapons that cause...
Islamist commander sees Libyan fighters keeping weapons
Fighters who toppled dictator Muammar Gaddafi in Libya's uprising will keep their weapons for now to aid in security, an Islamist commander...
Somali rebels arm Kismayu against Kenyan assault
Somali Islamist militants mounted weapons on roofs, dug trenches and armed students in the port of Kismayu, warning the "Kenyan invasion" would...
Police seize weapons in raid on Burundi university
Police seized weapons and police uniforms during a raid on Burundi's main university in which a student died from inhaling teargas, and...
UK tightens arms export controls after Arab Spring
Britain will tighten its arms export rules so it can swiftly halt sales of weapons, ammunition and tear gas to countries where...
SANDF lost only one weapon in 2010
The SA National Defence Force lost only one weapon last year.
"...we noted that in 2010 there was only one (1)...
Tripoli military chief says militias must pull out
The military commander of Tripoli, a key figure in the revolution that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi, called on other militias to pull their...
New Libyan leaders confirm they will not honour Russian arms contracts
The new Libyan authorities are not planning to buy Russian weaponry, according to National Transitional Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil.
"Libya will...
Chinese arms firms offered weapons to Gaddafi’s forces – reports
Chinese arms firms offered to sell weapons worth about US$200 million to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's beleaguered forces in July, two newspapers...
UN says Libya weapons a major concern
The proliferation of weapons in Libya is a major concern and the new rulers need to establish a proper police force and...
Former Malian rebel, linked to Libyan arms, killed
An influential former Malian rebel, believed to have been involved in the trade of looted weapons from Libya, has been killed in...
Russia: arming Libya rebels is “crude violation”
Russia accused France of committing a "crude violation" of a UN weapons embargo by arming Libyan rebels, a stance which could also...
Small arms sales heading underground in Yemen
The government has started imposing tough new restrictions on arms dealers in local markets, but this is merely pushing the trade underground,...
Arms flowing to South Sudan a major concern
The United States is worried about the flow of arms into semi-autonomous southern Sudan, some of it heavy weapons, ahead of a...
Mali probes wreckage of suspected Boeing 727 drugs plane
Malian authorities have launched an investigation into whether a Boeing 727 cargo plane, thought to have been carrying a large amount of...
