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Abdullah, the emir’s son by his third wife Sheikha Nura Bint Khalid Bin Hamad, recently celebrated his marriage

The King’s daughter Princess Basma Bint Abdullah has been in Sierra Leone on a four-day trip intended to show support and solidarity with women there. She was a guest of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs.

AL SAUD: Marriages; NAYEF: Still abroad; MISHAL BIN ABDULLAH: Najran; SALMAN BIN ABDELAZIZ: Inspections

The chief of staff of the Libyan armed forces, Yousef Al Manqoush, was in Doha recently for talks with heir apparent Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani.

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan will pay an official visit to China from 27-29 March

Following Emirati foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit to Canada in early March for talks with the Canadian premier Stephen Harper and foreign minister John Baird (GSN 919/10), Baird was due in Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week for meetings with officials.

Emir Sheikh Hamad was in Riyadh for talks in early March, accompanied by his son Sheikh Jassim (his personal representative) and foreign minister and premier Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al Thani.

Emirati foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been on an official visit to Canada, where he met Prime Minister Stephen Harper and foreign minister John Baird.

CP NAYEF: To Morocco; ABDELAZIZ BIN SATTAM: Economist quote; MILITARY PRINCES: Exercises; ABDELAZIZ BIN SALMAN: India trip; AL MISHARI: Marriage

British tabloid The Sun reported on 18 February that a London hotel is to sue a Qatari sheikh over an unpaid bill of more than £500,000. The paper said 43-year-old Sheikh Talal Bin Abdelaziz Bin Ahmed Bin Ali Al Thani had rented suites costing £3,500 a night at the Wyndham Grand in London’s Chelsea Harbour.

Culture minister Sheikha Mai Bint Mohammed Al Khalifa was in Paris on 20 February for the re-opening of the Institut du Monde Arabe after a three-year revamp in which it extended its Islamic art collections to cover all aspects of the Arab world.

The daughter of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has married

SULTAN BIN TURKI: Surgery; PRINCE SALMAN: Indian visit; KING ABDULLAH: Out and about

Deputy foreign minister Prince Abdelaziz Bin Abdullah was in London on 26 January for the opening of the Hajj exhibition at the British Museum.

Leading members of the Al Thani ruling family have been busy as ever. On 7 February, Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani received Pakistani prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and his delegation, which included the foreign minister and a special assistant on petroleum.