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UAE balloon team observes death anniversary of Zayed

The UAE balloon team commemorated the second death anniversary of Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The team will take part in the 17th World Balloon Championship being held in Japan this month, under the motto 'The World Will Not Forget Zayed'.

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My father, leader

Extracts from a poem by General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and UAE Minister of Defence, composed in 2004.

Zayed Remembered

'People cried when Zayed died'

People, trees and even grains of sand cried when Shaikh Zayed passed away. This was how one of Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's close companions described the late President on the eve of his second death anniversary.

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Nationals and expatriates share fond memories

Prominent personalities, UAE nationals and expatriates expressed their fond memories of Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

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