UAE president arrives in Qatar, a day after Israeli strike on Doha

AL-Monitor
Sep 10, 2025
FILE PHOTO: President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, August 7, 2025. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, August 7, 2025. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo — Alexei Nikolsky

DOHA (Reuters) -United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Qatar on Wednesday, UAE state news agency WAM reported, in a show of solidarity a day after Israel launched an airstrike targeting Hamas officials in Doha.

Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein is also expected to visit Qatar on Wednesday, while Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to arrive in Doha on Thursday, an official with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

The visits, which were not previously scheduled, were a show of regional solidarity with Qatar following the Israeli strikes, the official said.

(Reporting by Andrew Mills in Doha and Ahmed Elimam in Dubai; Writing by Jana Choukeir; Editing by Hugh Lawson, Aidan Lewis)