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Italy has halted the sale of thousands of missiles to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Friday, citing Romes commitment to restoring peace in war-ravaged Yemen and protecting human rights.Saudi Arabia and the UAE are part of an Arab coalition that has been battling
stanley cup the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen since 2015 in a conflict seen as a proxy war between Riyadh and Tehran. The United Nations describes Yemen as the worlds largest humanitarian crisis, with 80% of its people in need of aid. This is an act that we considered necessary, a clear message of peace c
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