Schumer Introducing Bill Banning Foreign Planes As Air Force One After Qatar Reportedly Offers Jet To Trump

Topline Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday he will introduce a bill that would “prohibit any foreign aircraft from being used as Air Force One,” targeting the $400 million luxury plane President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to …

Israeli delegation to leave Qatar 

Most of the Israeli delegation involved in indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas in Doha is expected to return home, as negotiations have yielded little progress, Israeli officials said Monday. One representative from the Mossad intelligence agency may …

Giving Trump $400m Boeing jet was his team’s idea not Qatar’s, report claims

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Qatar says plane gift to Trump ‘normal thing between allies'

Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani Qatar defended on Tuesday its offer of a Boeing 747-8 jet as a gift to US President Donald Trump as a “normal thing between allies.” “I see it as a normal thing that happens between allies …

Qatar PM defends $400 million Boeing gift to Trump, denies bribery claims

Qatar’s Prime Minister has defended the Gulf nation’s offer of a $400 million Boeing 747-8 jet to US President Donald Trump, insisting that the gesture is not a form of bribery and would be made “very legally.” The aircraft, once owned by Qatar’s royal …

Art Basel to make Middle East debut with Qatar fair

Retail Nears $1 Billion For Qatar Airways In Historic Year

Hamad Airport has just been expanded with more shops added.Kevin Rozario The strongest results in the history of Qatar Airways Group were released on Monday, with retail subsidiary Qatar Duty Free making a strong contribution. The airline, whose home base …

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Muslim Terrorist States Are Not Our Friends

There are two basic types of states in the Sunni Muslim world. 1. Nations 2. Kingdoms Nations are pseudo-modern efforts to create modern nation states. Many were at one point more secular, often adopting some form of socialism, and used European knowledge …

Offer to gift Trump an aircraft is 'normal thing' between allies, Qatar says

atar's offer to gift US President Trump a Boeing 747-8 airplane is a "normal thing that happens between allies", Prime Minister Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Tuesday at an economic forum held in Doha. Al Thani dismissed …

Trump Administration Initiated Boeing 747 Deal With Qatar

President Donald Trump's administration was first to reach out to Qatar about acquiring a $400-million Boeing 747 for Air Force One, according to a report from CNN. The report, which cites four individuals familiar with the matter, adds context to the …