Dubai Ruler and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed meet, ADSW opens - in pictures

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler’s Representative of the Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi, speak at a Sea Palace barza. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court — Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, on the opening day of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, observes a minute’s silence in tribute to the five Emirati diplomats who were killed in a bombing in Afghanistan. Wam

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and Pushpa Dahal, prime minister of Nepal (4th R), present the Zayed Future Energy Prize in the category of Non-profit Organisation award to Paul Smith Lomas, chief executive of Practical Action (5th R), during the World Future Energy Summit, part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Also present were Danny Faure, president of the Seychelles (R), Nursultan Nazarbayev, president of Kazakhstan (2nd R), Horacio Cartes, president of Paraguay (3rd R) and Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State, Chairman of Masdar and Chief Executive of the Adnoc Group. Hamad Al Kaabi / Crown Prince Court — Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, meet Nepal’s prime minister Pushpa Dahal on Monday. Sheikh Mohammed welcomed the Mr Dahal to the UAE and praised the positive contribution of the Nepalese community in the development of various projects in the country. Wam

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, greets a young jiu-jitsu winner during a Sea Palace barza. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court — Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler’s Representative of the Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi, stand for a photograph with UAE jiu-jitsu champions during a Sea Palace barza on Monday. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court — Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, talks to members and staff of the International Jiu-Jitsu Federation during a Sea Palace barza on Monday. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court — Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, paid tribute to the UAE martyrs who lost their lives in a terrorist attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, while on a humanitarian mission. He visited martyr Mohammed Issa Al Kaabi’s home in Hilli district of Al Ain and expressed his sympathies to his father and other family members. He also prayed to Almighty Allah to rest the martyr’s soul in peace. Wam

Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, extends his condolences to the family of Ahmed Al Tunaiji at a mourning majlis in Al Rams, Ras Al Khaimah, on Monday. Wam

Dr Amal Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the Federal National Council, and Abdulaziz Al Zaabi, second deputy speaker, at Al Mafraq Hospital on Monday, where they visited those injured in the Kandahar terrorist attack. Dr Al Qubaisi checked on the health of Juma Al Kaabi, the UAE’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, diplomat Mubarak Al Saadi and Afghan translator Ajmal Assadullah, and wished them all a speedy recovery. Wam

A look at the happenings across the UAE.