Khalifa’s condition ‘stable’ – but Mohammed Bin Zayed is waiting in the wings


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Issue 963 - 06 Feb 2014 | 7 minute read

It has been two weeks since UAE President and ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan had a stroke, and there has been little news about his prospects for recovery. Following the stroke on 24 January, he underwent surgery, and has been described since as “stable”; statements issued by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MBZ) on 26 January and 3 February have clearly been intended to reassure, and quell rumours that have inevitably been circulating about his death.

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