DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --The U.S. military's Central Command says it has "no plans to change our posture in Qatar" amid aGulf diplomatic crisis. Maj. Adrian J.T. Rankine-Galloway told The Associated Press in a statement Monday that U.S. military aircraft continue to fly missions i...
Analysis: US military begins communications exercise in QatarBOB EDWARDS
The IDF said the area -- part of a humanitarian zone the Israeli military had initially set up in the southwestern Gaza Strip -- was being exploited by Hamas "for terrorist activity" and is now considered "dangerous." As a result, the IDF said, the boundaries of the humanitarian ...
The Qatar diplomatic crisis has torn apart the typically clubby Gulf Cooperation Council, a regional Arab bloc created in part as a counterbalance to Iran. The U.S. military holds exercises in part to build the confidence of local forces, many of which use American-made equipment. Among the ...
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"The IDF will continue to operate in accordance with international law and make every effort to prevent any harm to noncombatants," the IDF said. Image:One of the US military planes takes off with humanitarian aid bound for Gaza. Pic: US Air Force ...
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has purchased a significant stake in US-based Oryx Midstream Services, the largest privately held crude midstream provider in the Permian Basin.The stake was acquired from an affiliate of Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners. Oryx serves ...
Qatar hiring Ashcroft, who was attorney general during the September 11 attacks and then helped push through the Patriot Act, appeared aimed at appeasing Washington as several Gulf nations try to isolate it. Officials in Qatar, home to a major US military base, and Ashcroft’s firm did not ...
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Large columns of smoke rose as Israel's military said it had encircled Gaza City. Gaza's Health Ministry has said more than 9,700 Palestinians have been killed in the territory, and that number is likely to rise as the assault continues. More than 1,400 Israelis are reported to have been...