Al Dara, September 12: His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, visited the Al Dara border checkpoint with Oman, on Thursday.
He met officials at the checkpoint and shared the Iftar meal with them.
Shaikh Mohammed was accompanied by Dubai Crown Prince Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Lt. General Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gargawi, Undersecretary of the Interior Ministry Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’afar and other senior officials.
They were received by Director General of Naturalisation and Residency at the Interior Ministry, Major General Naser Balewadhi Al Minhali, and senior officers. Shaikh Mohammed listened to a presentation on an automated network, scheduled to open soon, that will link all land routes and checkpoints between the UAE and Oman. —
–Agencies