The UAE’s continuing support for the Palestinian cause was reaffirmed during a fundraising event, the state news agency Wam reported. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, made the comments during a gala charity auction organised by Bethlehem University in Abu Dhabi. He said the Palestinian people had a legitimate right to a stable, secure life in their own independent country with Jerusalem as its capital. He also praised the evolution of the university into a progressive institution.
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