Al Jazeera director-general resigns to take up government post
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The director-general of Qatar-based al Jazeera satellite news network has resigned to take up a post in the newly reshuffled government, the station said on Wednesday. Ahmed bin Jassim al-Thani said in a statement that he was leaving the network "to serve my country", without indicating which government post he was taking.
Several ministers, including the prime minister and foreign minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, were replaced in a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, a day after Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani became the new ruler following his father's abdication. (Reuters)
