Mohamed bin Zayed at military exercise

General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, along with  Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday attended the final session of the 'Saif Abdullah' (Arabic for 'Abdullah Sword') military exercise of the Saudi Armed Forces, the largest in the history of the military of the Kingdom.

 King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain and Sheikh Khalid Al Jarrah Al Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Kuwait, General Raheel Sharif, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General, Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), and Mohammed bin Nasser Al Rasebi, Secretary General of Ministry of Defence of Oman, were also present.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed was greeted upon arrival at the location of the exercise by Prince Saud bin Naif bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Eastern Province, Prince Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Al Saud, Deputy Governor of Eastern Province, Prince Salman bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Defence Minister, Lt-General Hussein bin Abdullah Al Qubail, Saudi Chief-of-Staff, Lt. General Abdulrahman Al Bunyan, Deputy Chief of Staff, Saudi Deputy Chief of Staff and commanders of Saudi Arabia armed forces.

The UAE delegation accompanying the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi included Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Mohammad Ahmad Al Bawardi Al Falasi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence, Major General Eisa Saif Mohammad Al Mazroui, Deputy Chief of Staff of UAE Armed Forces, Mohammed Mubarak Al Mazrouie, Undersecretary of the Court of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Staff Major General Juma Ahmed Al Bawardi, Commander of U.A.E. Land Forces, Major General Staff Pilot Ibrahim Nasser Al Alawi, Commander of UAE Air Force and Air Defence and Mohammed Hammad Al Shamsi, Deputy Secretary-General of Higher National Security Council and Mohammed Saeed Al Daheri, Ambassador of UAE to Saudi Arabia.

Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince, saw off Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and other guests at the end of the exercise.

Land, air and naval forces of Saudi Arabia took part in the 'Saif Abdullah' military exercise, the largest in the history of the Kingdom's military, which was staged at three theatres of operations  to strengthen Saudi armed forces' combat capability.

Mohamed bin Zayed grants Dh3 million to students at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces, on Tuesday gave directives to grant Dh3 million for children, youth and school and university students to enable them to buy books at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) which kicks off tomorrow (Wednesday).

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed's grant is aimed at encouraging students to buy books and enrich their knowledge through more reading.

Juma Al Qubaisi, ADIBF Director and Executive Director of the National Library, a division of Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) said the initiative of  Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed reflects the interest of the leadership in providing students with all facilities in order to enable them to obtain knowledge from books and valuable publications as the fair will put more than half a million titles covering all disciplines and sciences and providing a platform for intercultural interaction.

TCA Abu Dhabi will give out the vouchers to students of public and private schools and universities during the 24th edition of the fair at Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre (Adnec).

Running from April 30 to May 5, ADIBF is organised by TCA Abu Dhabi .

With 100 new exhibitors, a 15 per cent increase over last year, the 1,125 exhibitors represent 57 countries, displaying more than 500,000 titles in 33 languages encompassing all genres of literature. Making their ADIBF debut are 120 publishers, including 16 local exhibitors. The organising committee was overwhelmed with demand for participation, with 98 publishers denied space due over subscription.