Chirac visits UAE to offer condolences on Zayed's death
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French President Jacques Chirac arrived in Abu Dhabi to offer condolences on the death of United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan, a diplomatic source said.
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Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, the Ruler of Abu Dhabi who died on Tuesday aged 86, was President of the United Arab Emirates and a moderate but visionary leader of his desert people.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia and other leaders will travel to France today to see Yasser Arafat, who is critically ill in a Paris hospital.
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French President Jacques Chirac arrived in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China&#39;s Sichuan Province Friday evening, kicking off a five-day state visit to China as guest of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
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French President Jacques Chirac called Monday for an international investigation into the Beirut explosion which killed Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. "France calls for an international ...
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The sporting community in Abu Dhabi yesterday mourned the death of the President, His Highness Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, a pioneer in promoting and setting up
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ABU DHABI, November 3 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Arab and Muslim leaders converged on Abu Dhabi Wednesday, November 3, and joined the people of the United Arab Emirates in burying Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahayan, president and founding father
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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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French President Jacques Chirac's visit to Libya this week will complete the process of normalising relations between the two countries, Libyan Prime Minister Shukri Ghanem said.
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Paris - French President Jacques Chirac on Thursday briefly visited Yasser Arafat in the Paris military hospital treating the gravely ill Palestinian leader and offered his wishes for a speedy recovery, officials said.
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Ramallah, West Bank: Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is to fly to France from his West Bank headquarters to treat what doctors have described as a potentially fatal blood disorder.
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On Tuesday, French President Jacques Chirac condemned the killing of three French expatriates in Saudi Arabia on Monday.Comment
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The United Arab Emirates appointed Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan as its president Wednesday, hours after burying his father in a funeral that attracted thousands of mourners and nine heads of state to this desert nation on the Arabian Peninsula.
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Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia and other leaders traveled to France to see Yasser Arafat at a military hospital near Paris in a visit condemned by Arafat&#39;s wife, Palestinian officials said.
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Yasir Arafat, the ailing Palestinian leader, arrived in France today as the guest of the French government and was immediately taken to a military hospital for treatment of what is being called a mysterious ailment.
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Arab leaders and other dignitaries prayed Wednesday over the body of United Arab Emirates President Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, paying final respects
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I must start by thanking the French government and people for honoring President Yasser Arafat who spent his last days in their hospitality.