Sheikh Khalifa, the President, continued to receive condolences yesterday following the death of his aunt, Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nayhan.
Letters of condolences were also sent from a number of foreign dignitaries and royals including Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdelaziz, the Prince of Tabuk Region in Saudi Arabia, and Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the emir of Qatar.
After the death of Sheikha Maitha, funeral prayers were offered at the Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Mosque in Al Muwaiji, Al Ain, by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed Al Nayhan, the Ruler's representative in the Eastern Region, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler's representative in the Western Region.
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Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm
Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year
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Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners
TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013
