Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, has written a New Year poem, describing 2022 as “the year of distinction and precedence".
In the poem, Sheikh Mohammed writes about looking forward to the UAE's next 50 years with “determination and creativity and skill".
He said the Emirates will continue to contribute to the fields of education, production, trade and culture and that he sees the country moving forward on “a path that unites us with strength".
The poem was posted with a picture of Sheikh Mohammed alongside Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
New Year, Joyful Year
2022, the year of distinction and precedence
With it, we begin to seek the next 50 years and we continue our path with diligence
We do not disagree and we have no fear, and we give no thoughts to failure
On the path of our fathers, we continue, with determination and creativity and skill
Contribute to all fields, like education and production and trade
To those who want to make millions, we want to make culture
We are not shaken by the maliciousness of those who oppose us, we have an army that protects its home
Our history is rich with a past that was granted a badge
And the present and flowers and the winds and our hearts filled with boldness
With our actions, we give proof, not empty words
We don't listen to the envious one, the people of failure and hurdles
We're holding on, left and right, to unity and its power
A path that unites us with strength, we are sure of its success
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The story in numbers
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This is how many recognised sects Lebanon is home to, along with about four million citizens
450,000
More than this many Palestinian refugees are registered with UNRWA in Lebanon, with about 45 per cent of them living in the country’s 12 refugee camps
1.5 million
There are just under 1 million Syrian refugees registered with the UN, although the government puts the figure upwards of 1.5m
73
The percentage of stateless people in Lebanon, who are not of Palestinian origin, born to a Lebanese mother, according to a 2012-2013 study by human rights organisation Frontiers Ruwad Association
18,000
The number of marriages recorded between Lebanese women and foreigners between the years 1995 and 2008, according to a 2009 study backed by the UN Development Programme
77,400
The number of people believed to be affected by the current nationality law, according to the 2009 UN study
4,926
This is how many Lebanese-Palestinian households there were in Lebanon in 2016, according to a census by the Lebanese-Palestinian dialogue committee
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- Tom Ince (winger): signed from Derby County for £7.7m
- Aaron Mooy (midfielder): signed from Manchester City for £7.7m
- Laurent Depoitre (striker): signed from Porto for £3.4m
- Scott Malone (defender): signed from Fulham for £3.3m
- Zanka (defender): signed from Copenhagen for £2.3m
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- Danny WIlliams (midfielder): signed from Reading on a free transfer
