His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday sent cables of condolences to President of the Sovereign Council of Sudan Lieutenant General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan on the death of the Minister of Defence Lieutenant General Jamal Eddin Omer. HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani sent Thursday a cable of condolences to HE Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan Dr Abdalla Hamdok on the death of Minister of Defence Lieutenant General Jamal Eddin Omer.
Amir condoles with president of Indonesia
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani have sent cables of condolences to Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the death of his mother.
Amir greets Bangladesh prime minister
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday sent cables of congratulations to Bangladesh President Mohamed Abdul Hamid on the occasion of his country’s independence day. HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the occasion. - QNA
FM holds phone talk with Dominic Raab
HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani yesterday received a phone call from UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Dominic Raab.
The call dealt with reviewing bilateral relations, and co-ordinating efforts to contain the coronavirus, in addition to discussing issues of joint interest. - QNA
Entries for arts award postponed
The Board of Trustees of the Recognition and Encouragement Award at the Ministry of Culture and Sports has announced a temporary closure of receiving entries for the sixth award in the arts and culture category.
The deadline was April 10. The decision was taken in the light of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, the Ministry said. “The board will receive entries after the present crisis is over,” said Board secretary Faleh Hussein al-Hajri.
