El Sisi visits Sheikh Zayed’s tomb

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.

Abdel Fattah El Sisi, president of Egypt, centre, prays at the tomb of the Sheikh Zayed,near the Grand Mosque on Wednesday. Among those who accompanied him are Dr Sultan Al Jaber, third from left, Minister of State, Chairman of Masdar and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Ports Company, Mohammed Al Dhaheri, fifth from left, the UAE Ambassador to Egypt, and Dr Hamdan Al Mazrouei, second left, chairman of the board of directors of the Emirates Red Crescent. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court – Abu Dhabi

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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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Updated: October 28, 2015, 12:00 AM