Egypt’s arms imports have grown 215% over the past 10 years -SIPRI

Egypt’s arms imports have grown 215% since 2008, securing its spot as the world’s third-largest weapons importer between 2013 and 2017, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The jump in Egypt’s weapons purchases came as part of “the upward trend that began in the early 2000s” that saw an increase in international arms transfers, particularly to the Middle East. The rise in the region’s weaponry inflows is largely due to the prevalence of conflicts over the past five years, the report says.