US Congress allows Saudi Arabia weapons sale to proceed
A bipartisan bid to block the $650m sale of missiles and missile launchers has failed in the US Senate.
The United States Senate blocked a resolution that would have banned the sale of 280 AIM-120C-7/C-8 medium-range air-to-air missiles worth $650 million to Saudi Arabia.
The sale was approved by the administration of President Joe Biden in November. It is the first major arms deal between the US and Saudi Arabia since Biden took office in January this year.
