Documents prove UAE’s sovereignty over three islands

Chief Justice Dr Abdul Wahab Abdoul and prominent Arab political scientist Dr Abdulkhaleq Abdullah will lead a symposium on May 28 on the ‘Legal and political viewpoint on the Iranian occupation of the UAE’s three islands’.

The symposium, organised by the Sultan bin Zayed Centre for Culture and Information at the Abu Dhabi Theatre overlooking the Arabian Gulf, will shine light on a number of pieces of historical evidence that establish the sovereignty of the UAE over the islands: Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunbs.

Director-General of the centre Habib Yusuf Al Sayegh said the symposium will explain the civilised approach adopted by the country in pursuing its just cause based on a clear and unambiguous vision that has earned world’s respect and appreciation for the UAE.

“The UAE’s historical and deep-rooted right over the islands will not be lost by prescription,” stressed Al Sayegh.

Justice Dr Abdoul is the first UAE national to assign the position of Chief Justice in the country.

Dr Abdullah is a professor of political science at the UAE University. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Georgetown University and MA from American University in Washington D.C.