Qatar names new foreign minister in cabinet reshuffle

Qatar’s emir on Wednesday ordered a cabinet reshuffle in which he named a new foreign minister, according to state news agency QNA. Foreign minister Khalid al-Attiyah was replaced with Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani. Attiyah was named state minister for defense affairs. The emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, also holds the post of defense minister.   Al Arabiya