Prime Minister Al-Thani resigns in Qatar

Qatar's ruler named Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani as the the state's new prime minister and interior minister.

New Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani previously worked in the gas industry, heading up the office of gas-rich Qatar’s ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

New Prime 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. (ILKHA)