The UAE Presidential Court has announced a four-day period of mourning following the death of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the former Emir of Qatar and father of the current Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Flags will be flown at half-mast at all official government institutions across the UAE, as well as at its embassies and diplomatic missions abroad, starting Sunday, 12 July, and running through the close of Wednesday, 15 July.
The Presidential Court extended condolences to the Al Thani family, expressing a prayer that the deceased be granted God’s mercy and a place in paradise.
