DOHA, APRIL 3, SPA -- SHEIKH HAMAD BIN KHALIFA AL-THANI, THE QATARI EMIR, ACCEPTED TODAY THE RESIGNATION OF SHEIKH ABDULLAH BIN KHALIFA AL-THANI, THE PRIME MINISTER, AT HIS OWN REQUEST. MEANWHILE, THE QATARI EMIR ISSUED A DECISION APPOINTING SHEIKH ABDULLAH BIN KHALIFA AL-THANI AS HIS SPECIAL ADVISOR AT THE RANK OF PRIME MINISTER.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/437963