Dubai, July 2, 2019 – The UAE denied Tuesday it shipped US missiles to Libya, which is under a UN arms embargo, after a democratic senator warned Washington could cut off arms sales to the Emirates. In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, he called for explanations by July 15 on arms agreements with the United Arab Emirates. “You are surely aware that if these allegations prove true you may be obligated by law to terminate all arms sales to the UAE,” Menendez said. He warned that the transfer would be a “serious violation” of US law and “almost certainly” break the UN arms embargo on Libya. The newspaper said that markings on the US-made missiles indicated they had been sold to the United Arab Emirates in 2008.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 03, 2019 17:48 UTC