But as Sheikh Zayed once said, a country with no past "has neither a present or a future".
Sheikh Issa is a half-brother of the UAE's president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
Sheikh Muhammad seems to get on well with Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Abu Dhabi's ruler.
They are all financially backed by billionaire sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the Abu Dhabi prince, was acquitted on the ground of diminished responsibility.
The country's ruler, Sheikh Zayed al-Nahayan, has long been outspoken in his criticism of sanctions, for humanitarian reasons.
What's more, club owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan has shown a willingness to spend heavily when needed.
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The president's late father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan paid a state visit to the UK in 1989.
But to others, like Brigitte Howarth, an ecologist at the UAE's Zayed University, Lake Zakher is an environmental calamity.
Manchester City, owned by Sheik Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, will be the majority owner of the team.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan will visit the town on Tuesday as a guest of the Queen and Prince Philip.
On Tuesday, the President will welcome Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates to the White House.
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On the same day, Director-General Bokova met with His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE.
The largest and most well-known is Al Jahili, which was built by Sheikh Zayed the First in 1898 as a defense tower and a summer retreat.
Manchester City, owned by Sheik Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, will be the majority owner of the new team.
Among the other guests was the UAE's deputy prime minister, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, owner of Premier League football club Manchester City.
The deal was announced at the start of a visit to London by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan, president of the United Arab Emirates.
"It's kind of a joke around the society, " notes Aysha Abbasi, an 18-year-old student from Zayed University in Dubai, who spurns the camel-hump look herself.
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All that after such a bright start for Pakistan at the Shaikh Zayed stadium, with Tanvir making a superb impression on a long overdue international debut.
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Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was taken on a carriage procession with the Queen to Windsor Castle, where he was given a guard of honour.
There has been no announcement yet on whether the race will be held at a later date, though chairman of the Bahrain International Circuit Zayed R.
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Named after Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, the founding father of the UAE, he is buried in a shrine next to the opulent mosque.
Sheikh Hamid, who hopes to inherit a less troubled little island-state, had been encouraged towards a political settlement by Sheikh Zayed, the president of the United Arab Emirates.
He had travelled to Abu Dhabi during the week for a meeting with owner Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan that prompted rumours about the future of the manager.
The gleaming white marble mosque conceived by the late Sheikh Zayed boasts a 61, 354-square-foot hand-knotted prayer carpet, 82 domes of various sizes and several reflective artificial lakes surrounding the structure.
The amendments to the UAE's existing law on internet crime were announced on Tuesday in a decree by President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nuhayyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi.
Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan, an emirati sheikh who bought Manchester City in 2008, makes even Mr Abramovich seem stingy, which is why the club won the Premiership in May.
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Abu Dhabi has spent billions of dollars to attract big names like Guggenheim and the Louvre but its grandest cultural gem lies just on the outskirts of the city: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.
Mrs Cameron says the men will appeal against the sentences but the families were hoping they would receive a pardon from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed.
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