The UAE has condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli attack on Qatar, calling it a blatant violation of sovereignty and international law.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced the appointment of Lana Nusseibeh and Saeed Al Hajeri as UAE Ministers of State.
A UAE aid plane carrying urgent, quake relief supplies has landed in Afghanistan.