Doha, Dec 7 (AFP) Qatar announced today it had agreed tobuy 12 French-built Rafale fighter jets, with an option for 36others, during a state visit by President Emmanuel Macron.
The deal, which follows Qatar's purchase of 24 DassaultAviation-built Rafale fighter jets in 2015, comes as theemirate is hit by a trade and diplomatic boycott byneighbouring countries in the region's worst political crisisin years.(AFP)AMS.
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