Qatar names new prime minister

Developing story | Qatar Qatar's emir has appointed via decree a new prime minister, according to state media.

Qatar News Agency said on Tuesday that Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani had accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani.

The emir named Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani as the Gulf state's new prime minister.