Moments in History - 50th Anniversary of the United Arab Emirates

The 2 December 2021 marks 50 years of progress since the United Arab Emirates was created on 2 December 1971.  Individual Emirates have made huge progress in construction, localized projects and the social welfare of their citizens.  However, there have also been many milestones on a federal level and it is some of these that the National Library and Archives of the United Arab Emirates sets out below, year by year, in newspaper articles and photographs in celebration of this important anniversary.

During the 50th Year, the National Library and Archives will add material about events of which the Nation is proud.  The National Library and Archives would also appreciate participation from members of the public and ask you to send your contributions about personal memories, in Arabic or English, to 50yearsmemories@na.ae.  Suitable material will be added during the year of celebration with a note mentioning the name of the contributor.

Author: UAE National Library and Archives

1971

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 3 December 1971 - Declaration of the Federation of the United Arab Emirates; Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan is elected as President of the UAE, Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum as Vice President, and Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai is appointed as Prime Minister of the Federal Government. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

Photographs in the Arabic Al Ittihad Newspaper from Union Day at Al Diyafah Palace in Jumeirah, Dubai following the declaration of the Union, 3 December 1971. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

1972

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan ahead of the inaugural meeting of the first ordinary session of Federal National Council, Abu Dhabi, 13 February 1972. © National Archives

1973

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and other Sheikhs and Rulers of the Emirates attending the graduation ceremony of the 1st batch of officers at Zayed Bin Sultan II Military College in Al Ain, 11 April 1973. © National Archives

1974

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan handing over an academic certificate and a prize to a student at Umm Ammar High School in Abu Dhabi during a ceremony held on Education Day that is being celebrated for the first time in the country, 25 May 1974. © WAM

1975

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan chairing the Federal Supreme Council meeting, during which the UAE Armed Forces were unified in the presence of the Rulers of the Emirates, 12 May 1975. © National Archives

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 13 May 1975 - Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan President of the UAE, chairing the Federal Supreme Council meeting on the unification of the UAE Defense Forces. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

1976

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan during his inspection tour of development projects in the region of Al Wathba, accompanied by Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi, 9 February 1976. © National Archives

1977

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, following the inauguration of the UAE University in Al Ain, 10 November 1977. © National Archives

1978

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan accompanied by Dr. Abdul Raheem Jaafar and Khalfan Al Romi, during his visit to the new Abu Dhabi Hospital, 3 June 1978. © WAM

1979

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II upon her arrival in the Royal Yacht Britannia at Mina (Port) Zayed, Abu Dhabi, 24 February 1979. © WAM

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 19 January 1979 - As per the instructions of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan President of the UAE, all documents, manuscripts and records available at the Center for Documentation and Studies shall be made available to researchers and scholars in the UAE and abroad. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

1980

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan during his visit to the Center for Documentation and Research, Qasr Al Hosn, 8 April 1980. © National Archives

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan during his visit to the Center for Documentation and Research, Qasr Al Hosn, 8 April 1980. © National Archives

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan during his visit to the Center for Documentation and Research, Qasr Al Hosn, 8 April 1980. © National Archives

1981

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan heading the UAE delegation at the first GCC summit at the Intercontinental Hotel in Abu Dhabi, 25 May 1981. © National Archives

1982

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan speaking at the graduation ceremony for the first batch of UAE University students in Al Ain, 28 February 1982. © WAM

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 1 March 1982 - Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, attending the graduation ceremony of the first batch of UAE University graduates. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

1983

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan inaugurating the Dhafra Air Base, 11 April 1983. © WAM

1984

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan inaugurating the new headquarters of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, 21 May 1984. © WAM

1985

Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Prime Minister and Crown Prince of Dubai, inaugurating Emirates Airlines, 24 October 1985. © WAM

1986

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan inaugurating the meetings of the 7th session of the GCC Supreme Council, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Abu Dhabi, 3 January 1986. © National Archives

1987

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan at the “Festival of the Friends of People with Special Needs”, held at the Abu Dhabi Center for Care & Rehabilitation, 21 April 1987. ©  WAM

1988

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan at the 9th graduation ceremony from the Air College at Al Dhafra Base, 5 April 1988. © National Archives

1989

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan receiving a certificate and a medal from Leo Sanjuna Head of the International Man of the year Committee in Paris, after being selected Most Prominent Figure of the Year 1988, in Abu Dhabi, 8 March 1989. © National Archives

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 2 January 1989 - Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan President of the UAE, selected as Most Prominent Figure of the Year 1988 by the International Man of the Year Association in Paris. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

1990

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan receiving scientists and specialists who participated in the World Conference on Biosaline Agriculture, in the presence of Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan and Mana Saeed Al Otaiba, 14 December 1990. © National Archives

1991

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan chairing a meeting of the Federal Supreme Council, 28 October 1991. © WAM

1992

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 10 November 1992 - Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan President of the UAE, welcomes a delegation from the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) headed by Mr. Crobas; the foundation awards Sheikh Zayed two medals, one in appreciation for his humanitarian initiatives aimed at assisting the victims of famine and natural disasters across the world as well his continued assistance of developing countries; and another medal in gratitude for his commendable achievements for the development and progress of the United Arab Emirates. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

1993

H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the International Defense Exhibition (IDEX 1993), 15 February 1993. © WAM

1994

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan examining a model of the Zayed Bin Sultan II Mosque undertaken by the Department of Public Works in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 1 March 1994. © WAM

1995

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan on a field trip to Jebel Hafit, 4 July 1995. © WAM

1996

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan confers the First-Class Order of the Zayed II award to Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Sheikh Rashid Bin Ahmad Al Mu’alla, H.H. Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, H.H. Sheikh Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mohammad Bin Butti Al Hamed, Ahmad Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais, Qasr Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi, 2 December 1996. © WAM

1997

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan touring the Northern Emirates in the company of H.H. Sheikh Saud Bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, 4 May 1997. © WAM

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan touring the Northern Emirates, in the company of Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 4 May 1997. © WAM

1998

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 4 June 1998 - Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, approves the establishment of the Sheikh Zayed Housing Program. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan with H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan watching a horse race organized by the Emirates Equestrian Federation at the closing ceremony of the World Endurance Championship at Zayed Sports City, 11 December 1998. © WAM

1999

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan receiving the Islamic Personality of the Year 1420 Hijri Award by the Dubai International Holy Quran Award, in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Al Wathba Palace, Abu Dhabi, 28 December 1999. © WAM

2000

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan with Sheikh Zayed Bin Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the final camel race at Al Wathba racetrack, Abu Dhabi, 29 March 2000. © WAM

2001

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan touring Marina Mall by the Abu Dhabi Breakwater, accompanied by Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, 7 June 2001. © WAM

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan touring Marina Mall by the Abu Dhabi Breakwater, accompanied by Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Nahyan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 7 June 2001. © WAM

2002

H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum attending a military event in Rmah, 1 October 2002. © WAM

2003

H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan inspecting a new Etihad Airways aircraft, accompanied by H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Saeed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Ahmad Bin Saif Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, 2003. © WAM

H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan inspecting the UAE forces in Kuwait, 18 March 2003. © WAM

2004

H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan heading the UAE delegation to the 25th GCC Summit, the “Zayed Summit”, in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, held in the Kingdom of Bahrain, 21 December 2004. © WAM

2005

H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan chairing the concluding meeting of the 26th GCC “Al Fahd” Summit, in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, 29 December 2005. © WAM

2006

H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan chairs a meeting of the Federal Supreme Council in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Rulers of the Emirates and H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi, 3 December 2006. © WAM

H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan chairs the meeting of the Federal Supreme Council in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Rulers of the Emirates and members of the Supreme Council at Al Mushrif Palace, Abu Dhabi, 3 December 2006. © WAM

2007

H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan receiving the Gulf Cup of Nations 18 champions, 1 February 2007. © WAM

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 31 January 2007 - H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the UAE awards the UAE National Team with the 18th Gulf Football Cup, the first accolade for the first national team in the country's sporting history. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

2008

Federal Law No. (7) of 2008 regarding the National Archives and the laws amending it issued to make the National Archives of the UAE a Federal Institution. Courtesy National Archives

Federal Law No. (7) of 2008 regarding the National Archives and the laws amending it issued to make the National Archives of the UAE a Federal Institution. Courtesy National Archives

Federal Law No. (7) of 2008 regarding the National Archives and the laws amending it issued to make the National Archives of the UAE a Federal Institution. Courtesy National Archives

2009

H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan attending the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi and Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi, 1 November 2009. © WAM

In the presence of Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Majed Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Chairman of Dubai Culture; H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, officially inaugurates Dubai Metro at the Mall of the Emirates, the total cost of which is AED 28 billion, amidst massive celebrations and a notable media presence. His Highness reiterated that the leadership of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan UAE President continues to face challenges and strike successes in various development and modernization fields, 10 September 2009. © WAM

2010

H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan awarding Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Queen the United Kingdom with the Zayed Medal, and Prince Philip and Prince Andrew the Union Medal, Abu Dhabi, 25 November 2010. © WAM

H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the inauguration of Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi, accompanied by H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan and Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi, 25 November 2010. © WAM

2011

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 6 January 2011 – H.H. General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, attending the inauguration of the Liwa Air Base. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 6 January 2011 – H.H. General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, attending the inauguration of the Liwa Air Base. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 6 January 2011 – H.H. General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, attending the inauguration of the Liwa Air Base. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 6 January 2011 – H.H. General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, attending the inauguration of the Liwa Air Base. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan inaugurating the first stage of EMAL Emirates Aluminum Smelter Complex in Al Tawilah in Abu Dhabi, 18 April 2011. © WAM

H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed attending a ceremony for the unification of Air Force and Air Defense Force, and inaugurating the Liwa Air Base, 5 January 2011. © WAM

2012

H.H. General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, attending the joint Gulf 2012 military exercise in the UAE, held jointly between the UAE and French Forces, 3 May 2012. © WAM

Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai, inaugurating the Zayed Building at UK’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, a GBP 150 million donation by the UAE in commemoration of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Founder of the United Arab Emirates, 23 November 2012. © WAM

H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan officially inaugurating Khalifa Bin Zayed Port in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, 12 December 2012. © WAM

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 13 December 2012 – H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the UAE, inaugurating the Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and H.H. General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Representative of the Ruler in the Western Region. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

2013

H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan inaugurating the Shams 1 renewable energy plant in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi, in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, 17 March 2013. © WAM

H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurating the Government Summit, 10 February 2013. © WAM

2014

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 21 October 2014 – H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, attending the signing of a 7-year agreement between the UAE Space Agency and the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology regarding the construction and launch of the first Islamic Arab probe for Mars, under the Agency's supervision and financing. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

2015

H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, inaugurating the Museum of Future Government Services at Madinat Jumeirah, 8 February 2015. © WAM

Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Minister of Foreign Affairs, attending the inauguration of the permanent headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Masdar City, alongside ambassadors and permanent representatives to IRENA, 3 June 2015. © WAM

2016

H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum approving the final design of the Hope Probe, and setting the foundation piece for the first Arab satellite manufactured by Emirati hands, in the company of Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Al Maktoum, Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 2 November 2016. © WAM

H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the Rulers of the Emirates inaugurating Etihad Museum in Dubai, 2 December 2016. © WAM

2017

H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan launching the UAE Centennial, 27 September 2017. © WAM

2018

H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan attending the closing of the military exercise “Guardians of the Nation”, accompanied by Lt. General Hamad Al Rumaithi, Major General Sheikh Ahmad Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan and Mohammad Al Bawardi in Al Dhafra, 8 April 2018. © WAM

2019

In the presence of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Pope Francis and the Grand Imam sign the document on “Human Fraternity”, 4 Feb 2019. © WAM

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 7 January 2019 – H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, issues "The Fifty Year Charter". Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, receiving astronauts Hazza’ Al Mansouri and Sultan Al Neyadi, 12 October 2019. © WAM

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 11 March 2019 – H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, inaugurating Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 11 March 2019 – H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, inaugurating Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 11 March 2019 – H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, inaugurating Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 11 March 2019 – H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, inaugurating Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

2020

H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan overseeing efforts geared towards stopping the spread of the coronavirus with Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Khalid Bin Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 16 March 2020. © WAM

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 2 May 2020 - Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center develops a Covid-19 stem cell treatment. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the launch of the new UAE nation brand, the “Seven Lines” logo, 8 January 2020. © WAM

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 20 July 2020 - The United Arab Emirates launches the "Hope Probe" aboard the H-2A rocket to explore planet Mars. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the inauguration of Al Wasl Plaza at the Expo 2020, 30 January 2020. © WAM

2021

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 7 April 2021 - The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announces that the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, the Arab World's first nuclear power plant, has started commercial operations. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper

Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum making a statement at the opening of Dubai Expo 2020, 30 September 2021. © WAM

Al Ittihad Newspaper, 1 October 2021 – H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, inaugurating Dubai Expo2020. Courtesy Al Ittihad Newspaper