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In This Week's Edition: Iran Enters Russia's "Drone War" In Ukraine, American Veterans Build UAE Military, Saudi Twitter "Crimes" ... And More!
News stories I’m following this week …
U.S., Europe Struggle to Keep Iran’s Drones From Russian Military. (WSJ)
First Israeli Barak air defense system deploys to UAE, bigger deals expected: Sources. (Breaking Defense)
U.S. makes unusual disclosure of ballistic missile submarine's presence in Persian Gulf. (NBC News)
UAE paid hundreds of U.S. veterans to build up its military (Washington Post)
More on this from CBS News below …
UK Pushes to Fine Barclays £50 Million for Qatari Funding. (Bloomberg)
Don't talk Saudi: Kuwait's censorship of activist Salman Al-Khaldy. (The New Arab)
Mnuchin testifies in Trump ally Barrack's defense, cites Qatar blockade. (Reuters)
Pakistan’s Election Commission Disqualifies Ex-PM Imran Khan. (Bloomberg)
Eyeing Payback for Midterm Oil Cut, Biden Faces Saudis Going Their Own Way. (Newsweek)
Opinion | Saudi Arabia sentences U.S. citizen to 16 years in prison for tweets. (Washington Post)
In other news …
Secrets in The Sands Of Sudan: The Kushite Kings’ Pyramids. (Ancient Origins)
Billionaire Adani to Target Europe With Huge Morocco Clean Energy Project. (Bloomberg)
Qatar Airways Ready To Shine At 2022 World Cup As Official Airline Of FIFA. (Forbes)
World Cup 2022 stadiums: Your guide to the eight venues in Qatar. (The Telegraph)
Social-Media …
🇺🇸United Arab Emirates' military relied on retired U.S. troops. (CBS News)
🎙 A conversation with Dr. Andreas Krieg "The parameters of this relationship are changing as the balance of power is shifting to the East".
🇫🇷 60% of French intend to watch the World Cup in Qatar, 10% more than in 2018 in Russia according to polls 📊
In other ‘posts’ …
🇺🇸⚽️ The U.S Embassy in Qatar getts “Excited’ about the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
