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AFTER the notice, the eviction became enforceable. The United Arab Emirates closed the Italian military base of Al Minhad, an installation that our Defense had used for years as a logistics center for missions in Afghanistan, Somalia, Kuwait and other Gulf regions. The closure was decided directly by the Emir of the Emirates, Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed, who acted in retaliation considering the decision of former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio to place an embargo on the sale of arms to the Emirates due to Abu Dhabi’s participation in the war in Yemen.
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