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

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

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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News

Qatar’s Emiri Naval Force signs $1 billion deal for Italian missiles

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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News

Qatar inks $677 million deal for Apache attack helicopters

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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Politics

US agency approves Qatar’s purchase of Javelin missiles

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.”

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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News

US State Department approves $260 million missile sale to Qatar

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced the decision regarding the $260 million order from Raytheon Missile Systems in a statement published over the weekend.

2 min

News

Qatar arms imports jump 279 percent in half a decade

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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Culture
Life

Stop firing guns at weddings, Qatar’s MOI warns

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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Life

Expat fined QR1,000 for ‘smuggling’ empty hand grenade into Qatar

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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