UAE President, Sheikh Khalifa Dies At 73

The United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan is dead.

The 73-year-old died on Friday, the state media said, after battling illness for several years.

“The Ministry of Presidential Affairs condoles the people of the UAE and the Islamic world… on the passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on Friday, May 13,” the official WAM news agency said.
The ministry announced 40 days of mourning with flags at half-mast from Friday, with work suspended in the public and private sector for the first three days.