Sheikh Mohamed attends heritage festival in Egypt

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The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi attended Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh Heritage Festival during his state visit to the country.

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces was accompanied by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

The leaders toured the festival, which is being in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh until January 18, and watched some of the camel shows.

Taking to Twitter, Sheikh Mohamed said the festival  "embodies - our authentic, popular heritage and the depth of brotherly ties that unite the Emirati and Egyptian people". 

On Wednesday, Sheikh Mohamed had attended the opening of a military base in Egypt.

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