The Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah El Sisi, visited on Wednesday the tomb of Sheikh Zayed, the founding father of the UAE. The Egyptian President recalled Sheikh Zayed’s good deeds for his people and other countries in the region.
He was accompanied by Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and Chairman of the Coordination Office of the UAE-funded Development Projects in Egypt, and Mohammed Al Dhaheri, UAE Ambassador to Egypt.
The Egyptian President left the UAE later in the day. He was seen off by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
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Toss: Nepal, chose to field
UAE 153-6: Shaiman (59), Usman (30); Regmi 2-23
Nepal 132-7: Jora 53 not out; Zahoor 2-17
Result: UAE won by 21 runs
Series: UAE lead 1-0
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