TITLE: Qatar desperate to bolster MILITARY plan new Russian missile air defence system
SENTENCE 1: In June 2017, Qatar was given 10 days to cut ties with Iran, shut down a Turkish base and close the state funded broadcaster Al-Jazeera or face unspecified consequences in an ultimatum by Saudi Arabia.
SENTENCE 2: Fahad bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah is quoted as saying: “Talks about the subject are at an advanced stage.”  He added that Qatar was also negotiating purchases of military hardware for Qatari ground troops.
SENTENCE 3: The news comes after tensions escalated between Qatar and Saudi Arabia last year.

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