Search results
Results from the Tech24 Deals Content Network
US Navy Identification Card from the 1960s, as displayed in Pyongyang,North Korea. A United States Uniformed Services Privilege and Identification Card (also known as U.S. military ID, Geneva Conventions Identification Card, or less commonly abbreviated USPIC) is an identity document issued by the United States Department of Defense to identify ...
Qatar also hosts the largest American military base in the Middle East and in 2017 inaugurated a military attache office in Washington. [7] SIPRI states that Qatar's plans to transform and significantly enlarge its armed forces have accelerated in 2014, and in 2010-14 Qatar was the 46th largest arms importer in the world.
The Qatar Emiri Air Force ( Arabic: القوات الجوية الأميرية القطرية, romanized : Al-Quwwat Al-Jawiyah Al-Amiriyah Al-Qatariyah) ( QEAF) is the air arm of the armed forces of the state of Qatar. It was established in 1974 as a small aerial support wing, although in modern times it has evolved into a potent, well ...
Conscription in Qatar. Qatar has mandatory military service ( Arabic: الخدمة العسكرية) for all able-bodied men aged 18 to 25 for a minimum of four months. Draft evasion is punishable by up to a year in prison and a fine of 50,000 riyals, or 13,700 USD. [1] Women may volunteer, but service is not mandatory.
Politically, Qatar is evolving from a traditional society into a modern welfare state. Government departments have been established to meet the requirements of social and economic progress. The Basic Law of Qatar 1970 institutionalized local customs rooted in Qatar's conservative Islamic heritage, granting the Emir preeminent power. The Emir's ...
Fire support/Artillery. In December 2012, Qatar notified the United States of a possible Foreign Military Sale of 7 M142 HIMARS systems, as well as 60 M57 MGM-140 ATACMS Block 1A T2K unitary rockets and 30 M31A1 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) unitary rockets. The deal would cost an estimated $406 million.
Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs headquarters in Doha. The Qatari Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (AWQAFM) is a Qatari government agency also known as the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs and the Qatar Awqaf Authority. AWQAFM was created in April 2022 with the stated aim of "ensuring that all areas of modern life comply ...
A form of government where the monarch is elected, a modern example being the King of Cambodia, who is chosen by the Royal Council of the Throne; Vatican City is also often considered a modern elective monarchy. Self-proclaimed monarchy: A form of government where the monarch claims a monarch title without a nexus to the previous monarch dynasty.