Germany halts arms exports to Saudi Arabia after Khashoggi’s death | Financial Times

Germany halts arms exports to Saudi Arabia after Khashoggi’s death | Financial Times:

Germany has said it is stopping arms exports to Saudi Arabia following the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and urged other EU member states to do the same in a sign of the growing diplomatic firestorm over the journalist’s death.

Peter Altmaier, German economics minister, said on Monday that Riyadh’s explanation of the killing had not been satisfactory. “The government is in agreement that we will not approve further arms exports for the moment because we want to know what happened,” he told the broadcaster ZDF.

He also called for a united European stance on the issue. “Only when all European countries agree does that make an impression on the government in Riyadh,” he said.