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Leaders welcome UAE soldiers at Zayed Military City

Saturday, 7 November 2015 13:30

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, have greeted each soldier personally. The UAE is holding a day of receptions in honour of the first contingent of soldiers at Zayed Military City in Suweihan. Early this morning, the convoy of military vehicles re-entered the country from the border with Saudi Arabia.The soldiers were welcomed by citizens and expats by waving flags, cheers, banners and flowers.

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