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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bids farewell to Pope Francis. Seen with Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bids farewell to Pope Francis at the Presidential Airport. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bids farewell to Pope Francis. Vatican Media / EPA
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed praised Pope Francis for his role in establishing the foundations of peace, fraternity and humanitarian dialogue.".
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Sheikh Saif bin Zayed bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Dr Amal Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the Federal National Council, bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Tolerance, left, bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi, bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Noura Al Kaabi UAE Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Pope Francis boards the plane. Vatican Media / EPA
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Pope Francis waves to Sheikh Mohammed as he boards the Etihad Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Vatican Media / EPA
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Pope Francis bids farewell as he boards an Etihad Airways flight. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bids farewell to Pope Francis. Seen with Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bids farewell to Pope Francis at the Presidential Airport. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bids farewell to Pope Francis. Vatican Media / EPA
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed praised Pope Francis for his role in establishing the foundations of peace, fraternity and humanitarian dialogue.".
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Sheikh Saif bin Zayed bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Dr Amal Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the Federal National Council, bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Tolerance, left, bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi, bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Noura Al Kaabi UAE Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, bids farewell to Pope Francis. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Pope Francis boards the plane. Vatican Media / EPA
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Pope Francis waves to Sheikh Mohammed as he boards the Etihad Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Vatican Media / EPA
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Pope Francis bids farewell as he boards an Etihad Airways flight. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bids farewell to Pope Francis. Seen with Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
Papal visit: Thousands gather for Pope Francis's Mass in Abu Dhabi - as it happened
The historic occasion at Zayed Sports City draws his three-day trip to a close
The National
05 February, 2019
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