Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai was met by Saudi King Salman as he arrived in Riyadh for the 40th GCC summit on Tuesday.
The UAE delegation is headed by Sheikh Mohammed, who will attend the meeting with ministers to discuss issues such as regional security, Iran and the Palestinian conflict.
The GCC states — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar — come together every year to discuss trade and security co-operation. This year the summit will be held in Riyadh's Al Daraya Palace.
Delegations from Oman and Qatar arrived in the Saudi capital before the UAE delegation, with Bahraini and Kuwaiti officials arriving afterwards. All the delegations were greeted by King Salman.
Oman's deputy prime minister Sayyid Fahad bin Mahmoud Al Said led his country's delegation to Riyadh.
The Qatari delegation is led by Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani, who held talks with King Salman prior to the talks as part of the summit's protocol.
Qatar's Emir Tamim Al Thani will not attend this year's summit, Saudi officials confirmed to The National, dashing hopes of a solution to a dispute which included three GCC members — Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain — cutting ties with Doha in 2017.
The three countries accuse Qatar of interfering in their internal affairs and supporting extremist groups across the region.
In another development, Kuwait’s deputy foreign minister, Khaled Al Jarallah, said the former Kuwaiti Finance Minister Nayef Al Hajraf submitted his nomination to become the council’s next secretary general.
"There is a Gulf consensus that Nayef Al Hajraf will become the next secretary general," Mr Al Jarallah said late on Monday.
If Mr Al Hajraf is chosen, he is expected to assume the post by April 2020, a GCC official confirmed to The National.
The heads of state are expected to discuss his official nomination on Tuesday.
If he takes the post, Mr Al Hajraf will become the second Kuwaiti to become the GCC’s secretary general since its establishment in 1981.
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Pharaoh's curse
British aristocrat Lord Carnarvon, who funded the expedition to find the Tutankhamun tomb, died in a Cairo hotel four months after the crypt was opened.
He had been in poor health for many years after a car crash, and a mosquito bite made worse by a shaving cut led to blood poisoning and pneumonia.
Reports at the time said Lord Carnarvon suffered from “pain as the inflammation affected the nasal passages and eyes”.
Decades later, scientists contended he had died of aspergillosis after inhaling spores of the fungus aspergillus in the tomb, which can lie dormant for months. The fact several others who entered were also found dead withiin a short time led to the myth of the curse.
If you go
The flights
Emirates and Etihad fly direct to Nairobi, with fares starting from Dh1,695. The resort can be reached from Nairobi via a 35-minute flight from Wilson Airport or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, or by road, which takes at least three hours.
The rooms
Rooms at Fairmont Mount Kenya range from Dh1,870 per night for a deluxe room to Dh11,000 per night for the William Holden Cottage.
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How to wear a kandura
Dos
- Wear the right fabric for the right season and occasion
- Always ask for the dress code if you don’t know
- Wear a white kandura, white ghutra / shemagh (headwear) and black shoes for work
- Wear 100 per cent cotton under the kandura as most fabrics are polyester
Don’ts
- Wear hamdania for work, always wear a ghutra and agal
- Buy a kandura only based on how it feels; ask questions about the fabric and understand what you are buying
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