Condolences pour in for the late Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

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Condolences continue to pour in for the late Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The eldest son of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, passed away after suffering a heart attack, aged 33. Sheikh Rashid was laid to rest at the Umm Hurair cemetery in Bur Dubai's Al Fahidi area yesterday evening, after a grand funeral procession. Sheikh Mohammed will accept condolences until Monday at Zabeel Palace- from 10am until Zuhr prayers; and then between Asr and Maghrib prayers. A three-day mourning period has been declared, with the UAE flag flying at half-mast.

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