Ahmed Al Tamimi recalls the future Crown Prince s hard work and discipline
The future Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed in the 1960s. Sheikh Hazza is now Deputy Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council. The Al Nahyan family is from Al Ain and has remained strongly connected to the Garden City. All pictures courtesy of National Archives
Sheikh Mohamed dressed in military uniform at the age of about 10, in the 1960s. Sheikh Mohamed has lived his entire life in the service of his country. Courtesy: National Archives
Cote D’Ivoire Loses Another Prime Minister Cote D’Ivoire Loses Another Prime Minister
Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko has died from cancer in a German hospital two days after President Alassane Ouattara named his Chief of Staff, Patrick Achi as a replacement.
Bakayoko, 56, a media executive turned politician was seen as a possible successor to President Ouattara, 79, who won a controversial third-term victory in the October 2020 polls boycotted by Ivorian opposition parties.
Bakayoko had also doubled as Defence Minister and successor to former Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who died suddenly in July 2020. Ouattara had handpicked Coulibaly as his successor before he eventually changed his mind to run for a third-term.
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UAE President sends message to President of Uzbekistan on growing bilateral relations
TASHKENT, 4th March, 2021 (WAM) The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has received a written message from President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on advancing the friendship and cooperation ties between the two nations and their peoples.
This came as President Mirziyoyev received Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Cabinet Member and Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, who conveyed to him the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, wishing him and the people of Uzbekistan further progress