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Inside Trump's 'Buy American' Drive To Expand Weapons Exports
In a telephone call with the emir of Kuwait in January, U.S. President Donald Trump pressed the Gulf monarch to move forward on a $10 billion fighter jet deal that had been stalled for more than a year. Trump was acting on behalf of Boeing Co, America's second-largest defence contractor, which had become frustrated that a long-delayed sale critical...
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US Republican To Withhold Consent For Arms Sales Over Gulf Dispute
US Senator Bob Corker said that recent disputes among the Gulf Cooperation Council countries only serve to hurt efforts to fight ISIS and counter Iran.
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Jailed Bahraini Activist Nabeel Rajab Criticises Donald Trump For Gulf Arms Sales
Jailed Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab criticised U.S. President Donald Trump in a New York Times column on Wednesday for selling arms to his country and Saudi Arabia, citing of their human rights records.
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Donald Trump Lifts Rights Conditions On Bahrain Arms Sales
The US State Department is removing human rights conditions on a large sale of F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain, as the Trump administration moves to shore up ties with the Gulf ally, reports said Thursday.
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US Experts May Travel to Gulf to Look at Expediting Arms Sales
The United States and its allies in the Gulf will discuss ways to expedite weapons sales during high-level meetings in Washington this week, followed by a likely trip to the region by a team of US arms sales experts, US and Gulf officials said on Tuesday.
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US Signs Agreement for $11 Billion Arms Sale to Qatar
The United States signed an agreement with Qatar on Monday to sell the Gulf Arab ally Apache attack helicopters and Patriot and Javelin air-defense systems valued at $11 billion.
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Inside Trump's 'Buy American' Drive To Expand Weapons Exports
In a telephone call with the emir of Kuwait in January, U.S. President Donald Trump pressed the Gulf monarch to move forward on a $10 billion fighter jet deal that had been stalled for more than a year. Trump was acting on behalf of Boeing Co, America's second-largest defence contractor, which had become frustrated that a long-delayed sale critical...
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US Republican To Withhold Consent For Arms Sales Over Gulf Dispute
US Senator Bob Corker said that recent disputes among the Gulf Cooperation Council countries only serve to hurt efforts to fight ISIS and counter Iran.
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Jailed Bahraini Activist Nabeel Rajab Criticises Donald Trump For Gulf Arms Sales
Jailed Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab criticised U.S. President Donald Trump in a New York Times column on Wednesday for selling arms to his country and Saudi Arabia, citing of their human rights records.
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Donald Trump Lifts Rights Conditions On Bahrain Arms Sales
The US State Department is removing human rights conditions on a large sale of F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain, as the Trump administration moves to shore up ties with the Gulf ally, reports said Thursday.
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US Experts May Travel to Gulf to Look at Expediting Arms Sales
The United States and its allies in the Gulf will discuss ways to expedite weapons sales during high-level meetings in Washington this week, followed by a likely trip to the region by a team of US arms sales experts, US and Gulf officials said on Tuesday.
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US Signs Agreement for $11 Billion Arms Sale to Qatar
The United States signed an agreement with Qatar on Monday to sell the Gulf Arab ally Apache attack helicopters and Patriot and Javelin air-defense systems valued at $11 billion.
