Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, will represent the UAE at the memorial service of former French President Jacques Chirac.
The service will take place at the Saint-Sulpice church in Paris on Monday, and will be attended by President Emmanuel Macron of France.
Around 30 heads of state and government officials from around the world are expected to take part in the event.
Chirac died at the age of 86 last Thursday.
UAE President holds talks with Turkish Foreign Minister
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has welcomed Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi.
Dubai to organise world’s largest virtual sign language class
Dubai is aiming to set a new Guinness World Record by holding the world's largest unified virtual sign language class on January 21.
UAE expresses solidarity with Thailand over deadly train accident
The UAE has expressed its solidarity with Thailand after a crane collapsed on a moving train near its capital city on Wednesday, killing more than 30 people and injuring 60 more.
UAE activates automatic degree recognition for 34 universities
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR) has announced that 34 UAE-based universities and colleges have joined the first phase of its automatic degree recognition initiative.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has welcomed Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi.
Dubai is aiming to set a new Guinness World Record by holding the world's largest unified virtual sign language class on January 21.
The UAE has expressed its solidarity with Thailand after a crane collapsed on a moving train near its capital city on Wednesday, killing more than 30 people and injuring 60 more.
