UAE soldiers and relatives carry the body of martyr Abdullah Ali Hassa Al Hamadi at the Shaikh Zayed Mosque in Ajman for funeral prayers.
Abu Dhabi - Shaikha Fatima has also instructed the FDF to set up an official delegation to offer condolences to families of martyrs and assess the needs of the bereaved families for the services provided by the FDF.
Published: Mon 7 Sep 2015, 12:00 AM
Updated: Tue 8 Sep 2015, 9:15 AM
Shaikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF) and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood on Sunday said that halls in FDF centres in Abu Dhabi will be named after the nation's martyrs.
Also on Sunday, Shaikha Fatima extended her deepest condolences to The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; and His Highness Shaikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces on the martyrdom of scores of UAE Armed Forces servicemen who were killed in Yemen during the Operation Restore Hope mission.
She has also instructed the FDF to set up an official delegation to offer condolences to families of martyrs and assess the needs of the bereaved families for the services provided by the FDF.
While expressing sympathy towards the families, Shaikha Fatima reiterated the unequivocal stance of the UAE towards friendly countries hit by terrorism.