PM Modi met Sheikh Mohamed during a brief stopover on his way to India from Germany to personally convey his condolences on the demise of former president of the Gulf nation Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
In the UAE, PM Modi will convey his personal condolences on the passing away of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the former UAE President and Abu Dhabi ruler.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Neftali Bennett, and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan would attend the first-of-its-kind virtual summit of the I2U2.
The IIFA organisers decided to re-schedule the event after the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced a 40-day mourning period across the country starting Friday, May 13, over the demise of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. However, an official confirmation is not out yet.
The 61-year-old will be the country's third president, after succeeding Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who passed away on Friday at the age of 73, reports Khaleej Times.
On the day of mourning, the national flag will be flown at half-mast on all buildings where it is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment, the communication said.
In 2017, 2018, and 2019, Emirati state media published rare photographs and videos of Khalifa. In the latest images, Khalifa wore white sneakers and a white traditional robe as he greeted Sheikh Mohammed and other rulers in the Emirates.
The world's tallest tower in the UAE's emirate of Dubai is named the Burj Khalifa after the late ruler.
In March this year, airports in Atlanta in the US, Delhi in India and Dubai in the UAE handled 4.42 million, 3.61 million and 3.55 million seats, it mentioned.
In keeping with their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the two nations agreed to work closely together on key issues on the UNSC agenda, in particular on their shared commitment to reformed multilateralism and counter-terrorism.
Singapore and UAE will be releasing The Kashmir Files for the local audiences after the censor boards there have approved the film without any cuts. The movie has done business of Rs 236 crore and counting in India.
Justice Ramanna, the 48th Chief Justice of India, is scheduled to address the fourth edition of an international conference - Arbitration in the Era of Globalization in Dubai on Saturday.
UAE stopped the three-match winning run of Nepal with a 68-run victory while Ireland beat Oman by 56 runs.
In his remarks, PM Modi delved into various facets of ties between India and the United Arab Emirates. He said both the nations will stand 'shoulder-to-shoulder' against terrorism while referring to the recent terrorist attacks in the Gulf country.
In a short statement just before midnight Wednesday on Twitter, the Emirati Defense Ministry said it had destroyed three “hostile drones” that targeted the UAE at dawn.
The UAE — home to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and five other emirates — has been steadily introducing new taxes as it seeks to diversify revenue from its mainstay of oil. It is unclear how the new 9% corporate tax on earnings will impact consumers as some businesses could raise their prices as a result.
The UAE’s state-run WAM news agency reported the interception, saying that “the attack did not result in any losses, as the remnants of the ballistic missile fell outside the populated areas.”
American troops at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the capital took shelter in bunkers during the attack. Monday's missile fire by was claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels, who are backed by Iran.
The attack came a week after Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a fuel depot in Abu Dhabi and the city’s main airport, heightening tensions in the oil-exporting region.
The people cited above said the visit has been postponed in view of the rising cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant and that it could take place in February. Both India and the UAE have witnessed rising cases of Omicron.
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