Beirut. The most powerful man in the Middle East is now even more powerful. In a short official statement, the United Arab Emirates announced the death of the sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the federation that unites the seven city-states led by Abu Dhabi. Although it has not been officially communicated, the presidency of the Emirates will pass, after the period of mourning, to the younger brother Mohammed bin Zayedwhich since 2014 – after the monarch’s retirement from public life, struck by a heart attack – has led the federation, making it one of the most important players on the regional scene.
Emirati lord Mohammed bin Zayed stronger and stronger
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