Radio stations in the UAE are playing Koranic recitations or sombre music to mark the passing of His Highness Shaikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah.
Born in 1920, Shaikh Saqr belonged to Al Qasimia dynasty that ruled the northern part of the Greater Oman Region, following the fall of Ya’aribah state and emergence of Al Busayidi state in Suhar and Muscat in 1747.
Abu Dhabi
ReplyDeleteSeven day mourning declared, with flags at half mast on all federal departments, ministries and government institutions beginning on Wednesday.
Ajman
Seven days mourning declared, with flags at half mast, and local government departments closed for three days beginning on Wednesday
Dubai
Seven days mourning declared, with flags to fly at half mast.
Ras Al Khaimah
Mourning declared. with flags to fly at half mast for fourty days, and local government departments closed for one week beginning on Wednesday.
Sharjah
Seven days of mourning declared, with flags to fly at half mast, and local government departments closed for three days beginning on Thursday
Umm Al Quwain
Seven days of mourning declared, with flags to fly at half mast, and local government departments closed for three days beginning Wednesday.