The Presidential Office: Declaring mourning and lowering flags in the Emirates for four days for the death of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Abu Dhabi, July 12 / WAM / The Presidential Office announces mourning for the death of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, father of the Emir of Qatar, and flags are to be flown at half-mast in all official departments within the country and its embassies and diplomatic missions abroad for a period of 4 days, starting today, Sunday, July 12, and ending at the end of Wednesday, July 15.

May God bless the deceased with his vast mercy and make him dwell in his spacious gardens and grant patience and solace to all of the honorable Al Thani family. We belong to God and to Him we shall return.

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