Egypt\'s Prime Minister Hisham Qandil has congratulated Qatar\'s new emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, whose father abdicated in his favor on Tuesday. In a statement on Tuesday, Qandil hailed as brotherly relations binding between the two countries. The outgoing emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani made the announcement to hand over power to Sheikh Tamim, 33, in an address to the nation on Monday.