UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan passes away

Friday, May 13, 2022

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away, state news agency WAM reported on Friday.

The UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs, in a statement broadcast by the official news agency, WAM, said the president passed away today, declaring that the country would observe official mourning while the UAE national flags would be flown at half mast.

The official mourning duration will last for 40 days, during which work at ministries, local and federal institutions in addition to the private sector would stop, effective today.

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