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UAE leaders condole with Saudi King on passing of Prince Alwaleed bin Khalid

UAE leaders condole with Saudi King on passing of Prince Alwaleed bin Khalid

Emirates 24/720-07-2025
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on the death of Prince Alwaleed bin Khalid bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, dispatched similar messages to the Saudi King.
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