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UAE Flag Day: What this day means for Abu Dhabi's people

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“UAE Flag Day: What this day means for Abu Dhabi's people”

Abu Dhabi: At 11am on 3 November, flags were raised across the UAE in a shared moment of pride. First celebrated in 2013, UAE Flag Day commemorates the anniversary of the late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s accession as President in 2004. The annual occasion follows a call by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, urging citizens, residents, ministries, institutions, schools and universities to raise the…

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