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Republican senators attempt to block $500mn sale of US drones to Qatar

  • Hala Abdallah
  • November 30, 2021
Doha has been eyeing American military drones, however the purchase was delayed due to objection by several officials.  US Congress representatives sent a letter to government officials on Monday to…
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US lawmaker: No arms deals to Gulf countries during dispute

  • Doha News Team
  • June 27, 2017
Silent Eagle fighter jets. Credit: Boeing Gulf states must work out their differences before they can buy any more weapons from the US, an influential American lawmaker has warned. Yesterday, the…
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Qatar’s Emiri Naval Force signs $1 billion deal for Italian missiles

  • Shabina S. Khatri
  • July 3, 2016
In a statement this week, MBDA Italia said it has signed a contract worth more than $1.1 billion to outfit Qatar's Emiri Naval Forces vessels with Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles, as well as Aster 30 Block 1 and VL MICA air defense missiles.
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Qatar inks $677 million deal for Apache attack helicopters

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 8, 2016
Qatar is moving ahead with another major military purchase, despite cutting government spending in other areas. The US Department of Defense said yesterday that the Gulf state had signed a…
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US agency approves Qatar’s purchase of Javelin missiles

  • Shabina S. Khatri
  • May 29, 2016
According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the proposed sale will help Qatar “meet current and future threats” and “contributes to the foreign policy and national security of the United States.”
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The USS New Orleans fires a surface to air intercept missile from it's Rolling Airframe Missile launcher while off the coast of California during a live-fire exercise in 2013.
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US State Department approves $260 million missile sale to Qatar

  • Peter Kovessy
  • April 24, 2016
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced the decision regarding the $260 million order from Raytheon Missile Systems in a statement published over the weekend.
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Qatar arms imports jump 279 percent in half a decade

  • Peter Kovessy
  • February 23, 2016
The United States is Qatar’s largest arms supplier by a wide margin, having sold the Gulf state nearly half of its $2.62 billion worth of military hardware over the last 25 years
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Stop firing guns at weddings, Qatar’s MOI warns

  • Heba Fahmy
  • October 25, 2015
In a series of half a dozen tweets this week, the MOI warned against using firearms during special occasions, especially weddings, saying the practice is "extremely dangerous and could lead to human and material loss."
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Expat fined QR1,000 for ‘smuggling’ empty hand grenade into Qatar

  • Heba Fahmy
  • April 25, 2015
The grenade was found by customs officials at Hamad International Airport in the middle of the defendant's son's clothes and toys. It was deemed "safe" because it did not contain any gunpowder, according to Al Raya.
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