UAE’s long-ailing leader Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed has died aged 73

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in 2007 (AP/WAM)

Fri, 13 May, 2022 - 12:45

Adam Schreck and Aya Batrawy, Associated Press

The United Arab Emirates’ long-ailing ruler, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has died, the government’s state-run news agency announced in a brief statement.

He was 73.

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