H.H. Sheikh Mohammed reacts to Al Arabiya 99 clip

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai says: "This is the Dubai we want" after hearing heart-warming story on ARN's Al Arabiya 99.

Sheikh Mohammed  wrote the touching message on social media platform X, after seeing a clip from ARN's Al Arabiya 99. 

His Highness praised a humanitarian gesture by an immigration officer at Dubai International Airport.

The officer brought joy to an elderly traveller as she bid farewell to her son. He kindly asked her to come back and say goodbye once more, extending a heartfelt invitation to return to Dubai soon.

The heart-warming moment was shared by media personality Heba Saleh, the morning show host on Al Arabiya 99, who was at the airport during the farewell to her mother-in-law.

 

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