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Kuwait has received two Eurofighters jets of 28 ordered by the Gulf country, Defense News reports, citing Italy’s aerospace company Leonardo. The two aircraft flew from Italy, where they were assembled, with refueling escort provided by two Italian air force Read more
Qatar has brushed aside reports claiming the Gulf country will host the African Cup of Nations of next year in replacement of original host Cameroon, Doha News reports. Jassim Al Jassim, Vice President of Operations for the FIFA World Cup Read more
Turkey will reinforce 3,000 personnel from riot police units to Qatar in view of beefing up security during FIFA World Cup to be staged in the Gulf country, Minister Süleyman Soylu announced Thursday, according to Daily Sabah. “The discussions were Read more
Turkey and Qatar have agreed to extend for three years a currency swap agreement between their central banks, Daily Sabah reports, citing a joint statement by the two countries. Qatar and Turkey “welcomed the signing of the agreement on the Read more
UAE Tuesday conferred the Order of Zayed, the country’s highest civilian award on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) in recognition of strong historical ties and bilateral relations between the two countries, reports say. The facto Saudi ruler arrived Read more
Qatar will pay this month the salaries of civil servants in Gaza Strip following agreement with Egypt on the payment mechanism, reports say. Per the agreement, Qatar will provide money for employees indirectly by buying fuel from Egypt. Hamas, the Read more
Qatar and Oman signed Monday six deals panning several areas, including military cooperation, taxation, tourism, ports, labor and investment as the sultanate seeks foreign investment to boost its battered economy. The agreements came in the framework of a two-day visit Read more
Qatar and Brazil signed Wednesday a military cooperation agreement on the sideline of the visit Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is paying to the Gulf country. The Qatari Defense Minister, Khalid Al-Attiyah and his Brazilian counterpart, Walter Souza Braga Netto initialed Read more
Al-Jazeera’s Khartoum bureau chief, Sudanese Al-Moussalami al-Kabbachi, was released on Tuesday, the Qatari channel announced, while hundreds of arrests have taken place since the October 25 coup in this East African country. Arrested on Sunday at his home, Mr. Kabbachi Read more
Qatar and Turkey pledged Wednesday to increase cooperation in mutual military training as part of intention to bolster security cooperation. The pledge came during the meeting in Istanbul between Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulus Akar and his Qatari counterpart Khalid bin Read more