Emir gets message from BeninHH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani yesterday received a written message from Benin President Thomas Yayi Boni dealing with bilateral relations and ways of enhancing them. The message was handed over to HE the Foreign Minister’s Assistant for Foreign Affairs Ali bin Fahd al-Hajri, during a meeting with Benin’s Foreign Minister Nassirou Arifari Bako. The meeting was attended by a number of Foreign Ministry officials. Greetings sent to PortugalHH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani yesterday sent cables of congratulations to President of the Republic of Portugal on the occasion of his country’s National Day. Council discusses draft law reportsThe Advisory Council yesterday held its weekly regular session under Speaker HE Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Khulaifi. The council discussed reports by the Public Services and Utilities Committee on a draft law regulating nurseries, by the Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee on a draft law amending some provisions of Law 7 of 2007 on adjudicating administrative disputes and by the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee on a draft law on tax on hotels and tourist restaurants.