President Saleh participates in Sheikh Zayed’s funeral

SANA’A,(Saba) – President Ali Abdullah Saleh, accompanied by a high-level delegation headed on Wednesday for the United Arab Emirates to participate in the funeral of President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan. The delegation includes Chairman of the Shura Council Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Ghani, President’s Advisor Salem Saleh Mohammad, Foreign Minister Dr. Abu-Bakr al-Qerbi and a number of officials in the government. The UAE’s royal court announced Tuesday to the Arab and Islamic worlds and the rest of the world the death Sheikh Zayed at 86. Yemen declared a three-day state mourning across the country starting Wednesday, with the state flag flying half mast on all government buildings. JW/KMSABA