Quick Glance: Record 70,000 Worshippers Gather at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque on 27th Ramadan Night
- A record 70,680 Muslims gathered at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on the night of the 27th day of Ramadan to observe Laylat Al Qadr.
- Sheikh Khalifa Grand Mosque in Al Ain received a total of 28,850 worshippers on the same night.
- The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque provided additional parking spaces, electric cars, and wheelchairs for worshippers.
- Laylat Al Qadr is a significant night in Islam where worshippers are rewarded and encouraged to pray and perform good deeds.
Quick Glance: PM offers condolences in UAE over president's brother's death
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif travels to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to offer condolences.
- Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi accompany PM Shehbaz.
- The Gulf country declares three days of mourning.
- Leaders also express their condolences.
Quick Glance: Jewish Community Praises UAE's Interfaith Center as Symbol of Unity
- The United Arab Emirates' Jewish community welcomes the opening of Abu Dhabi's Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith compound that houses a mosque, church, and synagogue.
- The Abrahamic Family House provides a space for interfaith dialogue and exchange, promoting peaceful coexistence and acceptance of diverse beliefs, nationalities, and cultures.
- The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities, an umbrella organization for Jewish communities in GCC countries, views the opening of the interfaith center as a historic milestone.
- In a statement shared with Al Arabiya English, the AGJC praises the UAE government for opening the Abrahamic Family House.
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Quick Glance: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, the UAE's long-ailing leader, has died at the age of 73.
- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the long-ailing ruler and president of the United Arab Emirates, died Friday, the authorities confirmed in a terse statement.
- He was 73. Sheikh Khalifa oversaw much of the country's explosive economic expansion, and his name was immortalized on the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, after bailing out debt-ridden Dubai amid a decade-long financial crisis.
- Rare images and films of Sheikh Khalifa have been published on occasion by Emirati state media.
- The United States will celebrate Sheikh Khalifa's legacy, according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, "through our strong defense partnership with the United Arab Emirates."
Quick Glance: Ramaphosa expresses condolences to the UAE on the death of President Sheikh Khalifa.
- Johannesburg, South Africa – President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined other world leaders in expressing condolences following the death of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
- Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Sheikh Khalifa had played an active role in strengthening relations and cooperation between Russia and the UAE, while US President Joe Biden stated that in Sheikh Khalifa's honor, he would continue to strengthen the two governments' long-standing ties.
- Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, also known as MBZ, Sheikh Khalifa's brother, has since been elected as the UAE's new president.
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Quick Glance: The late UAE President has been put to rest at an Abu Dhabi cemetery.
- Funeral prayers were held at Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed First Mosque. (WAM
- Sheikh Mohammed and several sheikhs then followed Sheikh Khalifa's body to his final resting place.
- On May 13, 2022, late UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was laid to rest in an Abu Dhabi cemetery. (WAM
- Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed: The UAE "lost its righteous son" with the death of Sheikh Khalifa.