His Majesty King Abdullah received cables from Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad Ben Khalifa Al Thani and its Crown Prince Tamim Ben Hamad Al Thani, offering congratulations on naming Prince Hussein as Crown Prince.

Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamad Ben Jassem Ben Jaber Al Thani and Bahraini Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa Ben Salman Al Khalifa also sent similar cables Monday.