Qatar: Khaled Al-Atiyyah and his removal from the Foreign Ministrynote

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani announced this week a government reshuffle whereby he removed Khaled Al-Atiyyah from his post as Foreign Minister and appointed Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in his place. The following 486-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what behind the move. Note that by the present reshuffle, Khaled Al-Atiyyah replaced Major-General Hamad Bin Ali Al-Atiyyah as Minister of State for Defence Affairs.