The news was announced by state news agency Wam.
The President of the UAE, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, has passed away, aged 73.
The news was announced on Friday afternoon by state news agency Wam.
و تعلن وزارة شؤون الرئاسة الحداد الرسمي وتنكيس الاعلام على المغفور له صاحب السمو الشيخ #خليفة_بن_زايد_آل_نهيان " رحمه الله " مدة 40 يوماً اعتباراً من اليوم وتعطيل العمل في الوزارات والدوائر والمؤسسات الاتحادية والمحلية والقطاع الخاص 3 أيام اعتباراً من اليوم.#وام
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) May 13, 2022
In a statement it said; “The Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced that there will be forty 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 team at Yalla magazine offers our deep, sincere condolences to the late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his family and the people of the UAE.