By Robert Booth in Abu Dhabi, Guardian.co.uk, February 21, 2011

British firms are still selling crowd control weapons despite the government having revoked 44 licences.

....."The Middle East was a growing market until a few weeks ago," said one arms trader who, like most, asked not to be named.  "It's a question now of who do we want to sell to. Do we want to sell hi-tech equipment to [Egypt's] Muslim Brotherhood? I don't think so."  Louise Robson, representing BAE, agreed the turmoil had thrown the market up in the air.  "It is too early to say where it will end up," she said. "Given what is going on at the moment, nobody is likely to be talking about how to spend their defence procurement budget."....

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Biggest Mideast defence fair opens amid tensions
Agence France Presse, February 20, 2011‎

ABU DHABI — The largest defence equipment exhibition in the Middle East opened in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi on Sunday, as military spending continues to grow in the region amid rising tensions.  The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) 2011 opened with a parade of helicopters, fighter jets and armoured vehicles, in the presence of UAE Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed al-Maktoum....

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PREVIEW-Defence firms eye billion dollar Mid-east deals
By Stanley Carvalho & Mahmoud Habboush, Reuters, February 18, 2011

ABU DHABI...- Global arms manufacturers will vie for deals worth billions of dollars at the Middle East's largest military expo as unrest sweeping across the region pushes countries to beef up security. The International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) opens on Sunday in the capital of the United Arab Emirates with some 1,060 companies participating including Lockheed Martin Corp, Boeing Co, Dassault Aviation, and Italy's Finmeccanica....