Iran extends condolences over death of UAE president
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Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has extended condolences to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the demise of its president Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahayan, the official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.
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Sheikh Zayed's eldest son replaces him as president of the United Arab Emirates on the day of the funeral.
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Iran was sending mixed messages on Tuesday regarding the development of its nuclear program. Iranian President Mohammed Khatami said on Tuesday that his country would
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At Iran's request, the U.N. Security Council on Thursday condemned the deadliest terrorist attack in the country in years and extended "sincere condolences" to the Iranian people &#151; but not to their government, at U.S. insistence.
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CAIRO - Shiekh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates since the nation&#39;s independence from Britain in 1971, died Tuesday, Dubai-based Al-Arabiya satellite television reported.
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Finnish President Tarja Halonen and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Erkki Tuomioja (SDP), have expressed condolences to the family of President Yasser Arafat and to all Palestinians.
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ABU DHABI  - Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan, the president and founding father of the United Arab Emirates, one of the richest countries in the world, died.
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The Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates Wednesday elected Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed as president, succeeding his late father, Sheik Zayed bin Sultan.
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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
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A large funeral was held yesterday afternoon for Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan, late president of the United Arab Emirates, who died on Tuesday evening at 86 year old of which he had spent 33 years as a president for the country.
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News of the US elections competed only with the death of the UAE&#39;s president for space on the front pages of Arab newspapers Wednesday.
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Palestinians mourn the death of Yasser Arafat, their leader of 40 years - Israel sees a new chance for peace.
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The United Arab Emirates began 40 days of mourning today following the death of its founding president, a visionary who helped transform seven tiny states into a high-tech crossroad of gleaming skyscrapers.
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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 death, as in life, the Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat provoked a great wave of contrary emotions across the Middle East on Thursday - grief at the passing of the once
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President Bush sent his condolences to the family of an officer who died less than a week after three police motorcycles crashed while escorting his motorcade.
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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