Qatari Emir, Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani, is to make his first ever trip to the West Bank later this month.

Qatari Emir, Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani, is to make his first ever trip to the West Bank later this month.

"The visit of the emir of Qatar has been confirmed but the date of the visit hasn't been determined yet," spokesman for the Palestinian presidency, Nabil Abu Rudeina, told Agence France Press (AFP).

"The agreement on the visit came during a meeting with (Palestinian) Authority Chief (Mahmud) Abbas in Doha last week," Abu Rudeina added.

While no final date has been set, he said the trip was expected to take place before the end of this month.
The emir's visit will be the second by an Arab leader to Ramallah this month, after Jordanian King Abdullah II met with Abbas for talks on December 6.

The trips come after the Palestinians obtained upgraded status at the United Nations last month, winning non-member observer state status, over the objections of Washington and Israel.

In October, the emir made a landmark trip to the Gaza Strip, the first such visit by a head of state since the year of 2007.