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Norway suspends arms exports to UAE amid war in Yemen

Norway today said it has suspended exports of munitions and arms to the United Arab Emirates. <br/><br/>It said the action has been taken as a precautionary measure, based on its assessment of the situation in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition has been fighting Shiite rebels for the past three years. The UAE is part of the coalition.<br/>'<br/>Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide said, she has no information that any of Norway's military exports have been used in Yemen but that there's "great concern" over the humanitarian crisis.<br/>'<br/>The Emirati government offered no immediate comment on Norway's decision. Yesterday, Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang published a video by the Yemeni rebels, known as the Houthis, in which<br/>they claim to have seized a US spy submarine.<br/>'<br/>The Norwegian newspaper said it was a REMUS 600 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle made by Norway's Kongsberg group. There was no comment from Kongsberg or from the Saudi-led coalition. Yemen's war has killed more than 10,000 civilians and pushed millions to the brink of famine.

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