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Sara Hamdan 4 January 2012 | The earliest material available in sufficient quantities for armouring ships was iron, wrought or cast |
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The move represents a rare public rift between members of the GCC, an economic and political union aimed at fostering better ties between the oil-rich Arab states straddling the Persian Gulf.
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