Mohammed pays respects to nation's martyr Nasser Ali Hassan Al Baloushi

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has offered condolences to the family of martyr Nasser Ali Hassan Al Baloushi, who succumbed to the injuries he sustained while participating in the Saudi-led Arab coalition's ‘Operation Restoring Hope' in Yemen.

Sheikh Mohammed was accompanied by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; Khalifa Saeed Suleiman, Director-General of the Department of Protocol and Hospitality in Dubai and others.

While visiting the mourning majlis at Muraisheed Area, Fujairah, Sheikh Mohammed expressed his heartfelt sympathy and solace to the martyr's family, praying to Allah Almighty to grant rest to his soul in Paradise.

Sheikh Mohammed deemed the martyr and other martyrs as sons of every UAE citizen, and said they are appreciated by their leadership and people for their sacrifices to preserve the country's sovereignty and national and cultural gains.

''All UAE citizens are doing their best in all national work fields. They are showing acts of heroism in wars and at the same time, they are being innovative in science, technology, economy and finance fields as well," he said.

He also stressed that the UAE's leadership and government are proud of Emiratis as the country is powered by their innovations and acts of heroism.
 

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