Q Life Magazine Q Magazine (US) May 2016 | Page 74
| Issue 2
works closely with the U.S. as well as other Arab nations. Qatar is home
to the Al-Udeid Air Base, a key operational center for U.S. forces in the
region. In December 2013, the two countries signed a new ten-year defense
cooperation agreement, which was followed by an agreement for an
$11 billion arms sale.
On the humanitarian front, following the damage inflicted by Hurricane
Katrina in 2005, Qatar provided $100 million in direct assistance to the
Gulf region of the United States. The gift helped 18 different recovery
projects benefiting thousands of peopl