Issayas made a state visit to the UAE this month and held talks with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahayan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Commander of the UAE Armed Forces...
Rulers in the UAE have been greatly displeased by the failure of investments in Tunisia and their antipathy towards the Muslim Brotherhood driven by Abu Dhabi power-broker Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahayan is well-known...
When mixing with allies in the Gulf however M6 may literally wear a Salafist (fundamentalist) hat although personal ties with close friends such as Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahayan and gestures such as sending jets to bomb Yemen as part of the Saudi Arabian-led anti-Houthi force probably count for more in attracting Gulf investment (AC Vol 56 No 10 Grandstanding Guelleh)...
This has generally been interpreted as part of a wider campaign based on the desire of Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el Sisi and Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahayan to destroy the Muslim Brotherhood as a political force (AC Vol 54 No 17 High stakes in the Sinai fight)...
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Mubadala is government-owned and chaired by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahayan from Abu Dhabi’s ruling family...
After recurring doubts about his health Bouteflika has recently hosted Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan...