Skip to main content
Home
Menu العربية
  • The archives
  • Online exhibitions
  • About us
  • Log in
  • Register

The archives

Filter by:

Filter by places

  • (-) United Arab Emirates (7)
  • Abu Dhabi (6)
  • Kuwait (3)
  • Saudi Arabia (2)
  • Lebanon (1)
  • Al Ain (1)
  • Bahrain (1)
  • Dubai (1)
  • France (1)
  • Iran (1)
  • Iraq (1)
  • Israel (1)
  • Oman (1)
  • Libya (1)
  • Jordan (1)
  • Pakistan (1)
  • Palestine (1)
  • Qatar (1)
  • Soviet Union / Russia (1)
  • Sudan (1)
  • UK (1)
  • London (1)
  • United States of America (1)

Filter by personalities

  • (-) Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (7)
  • (-) Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (7)
  • Douglas Hurd (2)
  • A J Wilton (1)
  • Colonel Pope (1)
  • Duke of Kent (1)
  • Francis Pym (1)
  • John Nott (1)
  • K C P Ive (1)
  • Margaret Thatcher (1)
  • Muammar Al Gaddafi (1)
  • Peter Macdonald (1)
  • Sheikh Ahmad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1)
  • Sheikh Faisal Bin Sultan Al Qasimi (1)
  • Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1)
  • Sheikh Rashid Bin Ahmad Al Mu’alla (1)
  • Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1)
  • Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan (1)

Filter by entities

  • Abu Dhabi Defence Force (1)
  • Kuwait Liaison Team (1)
  • Union Defence Force (1)
  • UAE Armed Forces (1)
  • Sultan's Armed Forces (1)
  • Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (1)
  • Palestine Liberation Organization (1)
  • Middle East International (1)
  • Jordanian Armed Forces (1)
  • Al Arab (1)
  • International Military Services Limited (1)
  • Gulf News (1)
  • Eton College (1)
  • Dubai Defence Force (1)
  • British Aerospace (1)
  • Arab Times (1)
  • Westland Helicopters (1)

Filter by subjects

  • Defence (2)
  • Foreign relations/External affairs (2)
  • Photographs (2)
  • Arms and military equipment (1)
  • Aviation (1)
  • Education (1)
  • Internal affairs (1)
  • Internal relations (inter-UAE) (1)
  • Overseas visits (1)
  • Ruling families (1)

Filter by date range

Filter by type

  • File (4)
  • Photograph (3)

Active filters

  • Remove filter Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
  • Remove filter Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan
  • Remove filter United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
NA.0042.00001980

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Saeed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Saeed Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, 23 February 1988

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan during his inspection on the ongoing work to repair the Shuwaib Dam in Al Ain region, accompanied by Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Saeed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Saeed Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan.

NA.0042.00001876

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, accompanied by Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Rashid Bin Ahmad Al Mu’alla and Sheikh Dhiyab Bin Hilal Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, 23 March 1984

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, accompanied by Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Rashid Bin Ahmad Al Mu’alla and Sheikh Dhiyab Bin Hilal Al Nahyan watching a camel show on the occasion of Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan's wedding, Abu Dhabi.

NA.0042.00000522

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the International Conference for Falconry, Abu Dhabi, 1976

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan receiving a falcon as a gift from Dr Frante, in the presence of Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during the launch of the International Conference for Falconry at the Abu Dhabi Shooting and Equestrian Club

FCO 8/4321

Arab publications in the Persian Gulf and UK, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns dealings between HMG and the Arab press.

FCO 8/3922

UK defence sales to the United Arab Emirates, including Hawk aircraft, 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31

This file concerns HMG’s efforts to secure defence contracts, including the sale of Hawk training aircraft to the UAE.

FCO 8/2136

Secondment of UK armed forces personnel to United Arab Emirates, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to the secondment of UK armed forces personnel to the UAE.

FCO 8/878

Admittance of ruler of Abu Dhabi son to Eton, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's desire to send his son Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to England for schooling, including a firm enquiry with Eton College. It includes consideration by HMG as to whether it is in the national interest to find him a place and whether he would fit in at Eton. The file ends with the Head Master confirming there are no places available.

  • Tips for searching
  • Contact us
  • Accessibility
  • Sitemap
  • Browser support
  • Copyright
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy policy
  • Terms of Use

© 2025 National Library and Archives of the UAE