UAE declares three days of mourning for Kuwaiti Emir

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President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has declared three days of mourning in the UAE in honour of the Kuwaiti Emir who passed away on Tuesday.

Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah was 91 years old.

The mourning period in the UAE begins on Tuesday, September 29.

The national flags will fly at half-mast at all official departments in the UAE as well as at the embassies and diplomatic missions of the UAE abroad.

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