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Wed, 03/31/2010 - 16:08
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UAE mourns Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed
Abu Dhabi, Mar 30, 2010 (WAM)- The courts of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Their Highnesses Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of the Emirates, Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi of Sharjah, Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi of Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi of Fujairah, Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla of Umm Al Qaiwain and Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi of Ajman mourned the death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The Rulers offered condolences to President Sheikh Khalifa, General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and members of the Al Nahyan family.
State television in the UAE interrupted its broadcasts to air recitations from the Holy Quran. “Sheikh Ahmed ... is in the care of God,” a banner of Abu Dhabi television said.
The glider of 41-year-old Sheikh Ahmed on Friday crashed over a reservoir near the Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah dam, south of Moroccan capital Rabat.
Dozens of divers from various countries — including Morocco, France, Spain, the UAE and the US — took part in rescue efforts in bad conditions rendered worse by rain.
The Rulers offered condolences to President Sheikh Khalifa, General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and members of the Al Nahyan family.
State television in the UAE interrupted its broadcasts to air recitations from the Holy Quran. “Sheikh Ahmed ... is in the care of God,” a banner of Abu Dhabi television said.
The glider of 41-year-old Sheikh Ahmed on Friday crashed over a reservoir near the Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah dam, south of Moroccan capital Rabat.
Dozens of divers from various countries — including Morocco, France, Spain, the UAE and the US — took part in rescue efforts in bad conditions rendered worse by rain.
