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UAE leader seeks to deepen 'strategic' ties in US visit during Mideast crisis
UAE leader seeks to deepen 'strategic' ties in US visit during Mideast crisis

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is due Monday in Washington for a first official visit at a time of soaring tensions in the Middle East, seeking to highlight economic and technological cooperation. With his upcoming trip, Sheikh Mohamed will become the first sitting president of the oil-rich Gulf monarchy to make an official visit to Washington.