Trump says Qatar will invest $10 billion in US airbase

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US President Donald Trump said on Thursday Qatar will invest $10 billion in the coming years in the Al Udeid Air Base southwest of its capital Doha, the largest US military facility in the Middle East, Report informs via Reuters.

In a speech to US troops at the base during his tour of the Gulf, Trump also said defence purchases signed by Qatar on Wednesday are worth $42 billion.

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