Mr Hunter, 64, was knocked down and killed on a road in the Arab state at the weekend.
The father-of-two was working as a media consultant for Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas (NI-CO).
The organisation sends local experts to advise state bodies abroad.

Wildlife photographer Steve Trewhella shot footage of the rays earlier in August, confirming the site is a nursery for the endangered species.
Marine awareness officer Julie Hatcher said rays reproduced very slowly.
Nurseries are found in only in a couple of places along the south coast.
Ms Hatcher said the trust had long been aware Studland Bay was a nursery area for rays, as in autumn and winter hundreds of egg cases, known as "mermaids' purses" are found along the shore.
Volunteers have been collecting the egg cases, and the majority are those of undulate rays.
However, the baby rays have not been photographed for a number of years: they are so well camouflaged, it is very difficult to spot them.
Ms Hatcher said: "They are a very beautiful animal.
"They have fantastic markings which looks a bit like Aboriginal art."
The nursery is particularly important because rays only lay a few eggs which take a long time to hatch, and take a couple of years to reach maturity, making the species very vulnerable to over-fishing.
Commercial fishing of undulate rays is prohibited, but they can be caught legally by recreational anglers.

The airline said that in future crew members would be allocated seats at least an hour before departure.
It comes after passenger Dr David Dao lost two front teeth and suffered a broken nose when he was forcibly removed from a flight last Sunday.
United Airlines said the move was aimed at improving its customer services.
The incident involving Dr Dao caused outrage and widespread condemnation of the airline after shocking footage was shared and watched by millions of people online.
His daughter, Crystal Dao Pepper, later told a news conference in Chicago that the family had been "sickened" by what had happened.
Law enforcement officials dragged Dr Dao off a flight departing from Chicago for Louisville, Kentucky, because it was fully booked, and the airline wanted four passengers to make way for staff members.
The 69-year-old Vietnamese-American physician had refused to leave, saying he needed to go home to see his patients. He was then dragged down the aisle of the aircraft.
His lawyer later said that Dr Dao found the experience "more horrifying and harrowing than what he experienced when leaving Vietnam".
The ordeal led to demonstrations at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and turned into a public relations disaster for United Airlines.
The situation escalated when a response from the airline's chief executive, Oscar Munoz, failed to mention any use of excessive force.
"This is an upsetting event to all of us here at United. I apologise for having to re-accommodate these customers," he said in a statement. He also said that Dr Dao was "disruptive and belligerent".
Days later Mr Munoz, who was facing calls to resign from online petitions that had received thousands of signatures, said he felt "shame and embarrassment" and vowed that it would never happen again.
The airline offered compensation to all customers on board last Sunday's United Flight 3411.
A man has been arrested by police in Bahrain in connection with the death of former BBC journalist and News Letter editor Austin Hunter.
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Dorset Wildlife Trust says new footage of endangered undulate rays in Studland Bay is "exciting", and could add weight to its campaign to have it made a marine conservation area.
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United Airlines is changing its policy on giving staff last-minute seats on full flights after a man was dragged screaming from an overbooked plane.