Congratulatory messages HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has received, on the occasion of his assumption of power in Qatar, cables of congratulations from King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, King Mswati III of Swaziland, President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano and President of Albania Bujar Nishani. HH the Emir has received similar cables from President of Hungary Janos Ader, President of Uruguay Jose Mujica and President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba, Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister of Swaziland Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini. National Day greetings HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani have sent cables of congratulations to US President Barack Obama on his country’s National Day.
Qatar backs the will of Egyptian people
QNA/DohaThe State of Qatar will remain supportive of the brotherly Arab Republic of Egypt as a leader and a pioneer in the Arab and Islamic world, an official source at the Foreign Ministry said. In a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), the source said Qatar’s policy had always been with the will of the brotherly Egyptian people and their options for achieving their aspirations towards democracy and social justice, saying that was clear in its backing of the January 25 revolution and in supporting Egypt during the difficult stages that followed the revolution. Qatar will continue to respect the will of Egypt and the Egyptian people with all its components, the source added. The source praised the role of the Egyptian Armed Forces in defending Egypt and its national security, stressing the need to enhance the national cohesion among all Egyptian people to favour their interests and will in accordance with the gains of the glorious revolution of January 25 so that its objectives would be achieved. Qatar confirmed that it will maintain its excellent fraternal relations with Egypt and will work to developing and strengthening them with a view to serving the interests of the two brotherly countries and their peoples.Qatari man dies in UK after coronavirus illness
A Qatari man, who had contracted the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus – or Mers-CoV, has died in London, The Guardian reported yesterday, quoting officials.The deceased, who was being treated in an intensive care unit at St Thomas’s hospital in central London, was transferred from Doha to the UK by air ambulance last September.Hospital officials said that the man, who was 49 when admitted, died on June 28 after his condition deteriorated.The patient, suffering from acute respiratory syndrome and renal failure, was admitted to an intensive care unit in Hamad General Hospital in Doha on September 7 last year. The man, who has not been named by officials, was transferred to the UK by air ambulance on September 11. Before he became ill he had travelled to Saudi Arabia, officials said.Despite doctors’ efforts to keep him alive, including connecting him to an artificial lung, he died on Friday last week.A hospital spokeswoman said: “Guy’s and St Thomas’s can confirm that the patient with severe respiratory illness due to novel coronavirus … sadly died on Friday 28 June, after his condition deteriorated despite every effort and full supportive treatment.”