The German government has extended for six months this sanction decided after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in autumn 2018.

The German government on Wednesday extended its embargo on arms sales to Saudi Arabia for six months after the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the autumn of 2018.

The ban on arms sales to the Ryad regime is being extended until at least the end of March 2020, a spokeswoman for Angela Merkel's government said.

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