Qatar: Lt-General Al-Atiyyah and naval procurement projectsnote

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani is said to have asked his Military Adviser Lt-General Hamad Bin Ali Al-Atiyyah to take charge of following up on the naval procurement projects. The following 421-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the Emir’s decision and what about the reaction of Minister of State for Defence Affairs Khaled Al-Atiyyah. [Briefly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/15 – April 8, 2016]