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In this photo made available by Ministry of Presidential Affairs, President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, right, receives the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi at the Presidential Airport, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (Hamad Al Kaabi/Ministry of Presidential Affairs via AP)
India’s prime minister visits the UAE, showcasing deep ties
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, showcasing deep ties between the major trade partners.
 
FILE - Newly appointed president of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan receives condolences from French President Emmanuel Macron on the death of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 15, 2022. Al Nahyan has been receiving condolence visits from the world's elite for days now in Abu Dhabi. MbZ as he’s known has taken on a major influence in the wider Middle East, whether through his longtime relationship with the U.S. military, his opposition to Islamists and his autocratic country’s new ties with Israel. (Christian Hartmann, Pool via AP, File)
Analysis: Condolence calls from elite show UAE ruler’s power
 
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, center, walk before a meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Erdogan travelled to Abu Dhabi Tuesday to offer his condolences on the death of the United Arab Emirates' late ruler and meet with the federation's newly ascended president. Erdogan met with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who ascended the presidency following the death of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. (Turkish Presidency via AP)
Turkish president in UAE to pay respects, deepening detente
 
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, meets newly-elected president of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to mourn the death of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (Christian Hartmann, Pool via AP)
World leaders descend on UAE to pay respects to late ruler
 
FILE - Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, arrives in London, on Sept. 16, 2021. Rulers in the United Arab Emirates announced Saturday, May 14, 2022, that they unanimously appointed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the president of this hereditarily ruled nation on the Arabian Peninsula. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE’s president
 
FILE - UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan walks with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, unseen, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, to discuss bilateral relations. Sheikh Khalifa died Friday, May 13, 2022, the government's state-run news agency announced in a brief statement. He was 73. (AP Photo/WAM, File)
UAE’s long-ailing leader Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed dies at 73
The United Arab Emirates’ long-ailing ruler, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has died. He was 73.
 
FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, file photo, the Tel Aviv City Hall is lit up with the flag of the United Arab Emirates as Israel and the UAE announced they would be establishing full diplomatic ties, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Secret talks and quiet ties — that's what paved the way for last week's deal between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalize relations. Touted by President Donald Trump as a major Mideast breakthrough, the agreement was in fact the culmination of more than a decade of quiet links rooted in frenzied opposition to Iran that predated Trump and even Barack Obama, as well as Trump's avowed goal to undo his predecessor's Mideast legacy. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)
UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the country’s boycott of Israel amid a U.S.