DUBAI (Reuters) - The elderly ruler of Umm al-Quwain, the smallest of the seven emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates, has died, the state news agency WAM reported on Friday.
UAE President Sheikh Khalifah bin Zayed al-Nahayan has ordered a week of national mourning and all government institutions to close for three days starting from Friday, WAM said.
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