Qatari Emir Names New Prime Minister

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Qatar's emir appointed via decree a new prime minister, according to state media.

Qatar News Agency reported on Tuesday that Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani had accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani.

The emir named Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani as the Persian Gulf state's new prime minister and interior minister.

Sheikh Khalid took the oath of office before the emir, in a ceremony also attended by Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, Al Jazeera reported.