UAE leader chosen after ruler&#39;s death
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The eldest son of the late leader of the United Arab Emirates has been elected successor to his father, official sources told CNN.
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ABU DHABI: Arab and Muslim leaders joined thousands of grieving Emiratis on Wednesday to pay their last respects to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahayan, president and founding father of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates.
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Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan has been named president of the United Arab Emirates, succeeding his father who died Tuesday. The decision was taken by the Supreme Council, hours after world leaders gathered
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KUWAIT (Agencies): HH the Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah sent on Tuesday a cable of condolences to Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifah bin Zayed Nahayan on the demise of the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al
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In an official message broadcast on national TV and official news agency Saba, Yemenâs president conveyed his condolences to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the demise of its president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Aal Nahyan, who died at the age of 90
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Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan was laid to rest on Wednesday evening at a site in the Zayed Grand Mosque on the outskirts of the city, as thousands of people from all over the country mourned his passing away.
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ABU DHABI  - The emir of Abu Dhabi was elected Wednesday as president of the United Arab Emirates, succeeding his father, who died a day earlier, the official WAM news agency reported.
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ATHENS - His cousin rules Dubai and his family owns some of the top racehorses in the world. Now Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum stands out on his own as the United Arab Emirates&#39;s (UAE) first Olympic champion.
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The president of the United Arab Emirates, who helped forge a federation from seven Persian Gulf states and ruled it since its creation, has died, Abu Dhabi TV said.
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ABU DHABI, Nov 2  - Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan, who died Tuesday after ruling the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since the birth of the federation more than three decades ago, enjoyed the role of elder statesman in a conflict-torn region.
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ABU DHABI - His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, president and the founding father of the United Arab Emirates, died yesterday.
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ABU DHABI : President General Pervez Musharraf, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri and Muslim leaders converged here on Wednesday to join the people of the United Arab Emirates in funeral prayer of Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al- Nahayan, president and
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President Emile Lahoud on Thursday appointed staunch pro-Syrian politician Omar Karami to form the next government, replacing billionaire Rafik Hariri in a move that consolidates Syria&#39;s hold on Lebanese politics.
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New Delhi, Nov. 3. (PTI): President APJ Abdul Kalam is leaving today for Abu Dhabi to offer condolences to ruling family, Government and people of UAE on the demise of President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s death opens a window of opportunity. The Palestinian leader who loomed so large for so many years - and who had recently been rejected as a partner by Israel
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- There&#39;s been a death of a leader in the Arab world. State-run media say the president of the United Arab Emirates has died.
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The United Arab Emirates began 40 days of mourning yesterday following the death of the wealthy Gulf state&#39;s founding president, who helped transform seven backwater Gulf states into the world&#39;s ninth-largest oil producer and a high-tech commercial