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Today, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, made a phone call to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar.

During the call, the Crown Prince expressed his condolences and sympathy to the Emir of Qatar on the death of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

The Emir of Qatar expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Crown Prince for his sincere brotherly sentiments, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The Saudi leadership had sent two messages of condolence and sympathy to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad on the passing of his father.

King Salman's condolence message included: "We have learned with deep sorrow of the death of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, former Emir of the State of Qatar - may God have mercy on him - who gave so much to his country and people. As we send to Your Highness, your family, and the brotherly people of Qatar our deepest condolences and sincere sympathies, we ask God Almighty to grant him vast mercy and forgiveness, to admit him into spacious gardens of paradise, to grant you patience and solace, and to protect you from all harm. To God we belong and to Him we return."

The Crown Prince said: "I received with great sadness and sorrow the news of the death of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, former Emir of the State of Qatar - may God have mercy on him - who played a prominent role in the renaissance and prosperity of brotherly Qatar. I send to Your Highness and to the family of the deceased my warmest condolences and sincerest sympathies, asking the Almighty to grant him vast mercy and forgiveness, to admit him into spacious gardens of paradise, and to reward him abundantly for what he gave to his people and nation, and to protect you from all harm. Indeed, He is All-Hearing, All-Responsive."

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