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Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani was ushered out of Mauritania without the usual courtesies, according to media sources in the country
BANDAR BIN KHALID: Media comments; SALMAN BIN ABDELAZIZ: Abu Dhabi visit; KING ABDULLAH: Wife and daughter; TURKI AL-FAISAL: Nuclear comments; MUDHI BINT SAUD: Funeral
SHEIKH ABDULLAH BIN NASSER: Napolitano talks, SHEIKHA ALIA BINT AHMED: UN permanent representative
TALAL BIN ABDELAZIZ: Resignation; PRINCESS HAJIR BINT SAUD: Death
Crown Prince Sultan buried in Riyadh; TURKI BIN FAISAL: Washington speech; NAYEF BIN ABDELAZIZ: Hajj preparations
Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has met Russian foreign minister Sergie Lavrov, who was visiting the UAE to take part in the first Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC)-Russia ministerial meeting for strategic dialogue
Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al-Said made an unusually forceful speech at the opening of the fifth session of the Council of Oman, addressing issues including corruption and free speech and emphasising that the country was not isolated from regional trends.
King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa has visited Egypt, holding talks with Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi on ways to strengthen relations, the kingdom’s ambassador to Cairo confirmed to Al-Ahram newspaper on 5 November.
EMIR SHEIKH SABAH: Meets UK heir to the throne; JABER AL-MUBARAK: Denies troop increase plans
The Al-Nayef are consolidating their power with Prince Nayef Bin Abdelaziz now anointed crown prince and thus heir apparent to the Saudi throne. The 5 November Royal Order reshuffling key posts appointed Prince Saud Bin Nayef Bin Abdelaziz to support his father as head of the Crown Prince’s Court and special adviser to the crown prince (with ministerial rank).
Al-Sultan scion maintains family’s hold on defence fief while the wider Sudeiri clan are confirmed as key players in the reshuffles following Prince Sultan’s death
Foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan led the UAE delegation to the G20 summit in Cannes
The health of UAE president and Abu Dhabi ruler Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has long been the subject of speculation – he was abroad last year for medical treatment in a Swiss clinic. He has also never been the most charismatic of world leaders, usually only appearing in the press after sending cables of condolences/congratulations or departing for his autumn/winter private hunting trips in Kazakhstan.
PRINCE MISHAAL: Returns to Riyadh; TURKI BIN ABDELAZIZ: Back from Egypt
Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani has been in Poland, where he met President Bronisław Komorowski and Senate speaker Bogdan Borusewicz. He has also been in Macedonia, accompanied by a 100-strong business delegation, and Albania.
