President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies: UAE media

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United Arab Emirates president dies at the age of 73, Emirati state news agency WAM reports.

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died, Emirati state news agency WAM reported on Friday. He was 73.

“The Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced that there will be 40 days of official mourning with flags at half mast and three days closure of ministries and official entities at the federal and local levels and the private sector,” the agency wrote on Twitter.

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