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US expected to lift ban on sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia

Move comes as Washington seeks to improve relations with Gulf state

The US is expected lift its ban on the sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, potentially in the coming weeks, according to US officials.

US President Joe Biden suspended the sale of such armaments to the kingdom three years ago, shortly after he entered the White House, criticising the conduct of the kingdom’s war in Yemen amid concerns about American-made weapons being used in air strikes that killed civilians.

But the decision has been under review after the UN brokered a truce in 2022 that has largely held as Riyadh has sought to extract itself from Yemen’s civil conflict, which it entered nine years ago.

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