Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, then Defence Minister, chats with Egyptian actor Omar Sharif and Bashar Al Assad, now President of Syria, in a tent in the historic city of Palmyra, north east of Damascus, Syria, in 1999. AFP
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, then Defence Minister, chats with Egyptian actor Omar Sharif and Bashar Al Assad, now President of Syria, in a tent in the historic city of Palmyra, north east of Damascus,Show more
Sheikh Mohammed advised Assad and Qaddafi on Dubai model of success before Arab uprisings
In his new autobiography, the Dubai Ruler reveals that the Syrian president and then leader of Libya sought to replicate the city, but failed to understand the hard work and determination involved