UAE offers condolences to Qatar over death of 3 diplomats in Egypt car crash

UAE offered condolences and expressed its solidarity with Qatar after three members of the Amiri Diwan were killed in a car crash in Sharm El Sheikh. The tragic traffic accident also injured two others, who were taken to the Sharm El-Sheikh International Hospital.

The UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs extended condolences to the families of the victims and to Qatar, its leadership, government, and people, over this "painful loss". The Emirates also wished for a speedy recovery for the injured.

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Traffic accident in Sharm El Sheikh

On Sunday early morning, the Qatar embassy in Cairo announced that Saud bin Thamer Al Thani, Abdullah Ghanem Al Khayarin, and Hassan Jaber Al Jaber were killed in a "painful traffic accident while performing their duties".

The embassy said it was following up with the authorities in Egypt to monitor the conditions of the two injured: Abdullah Issa Al Kuwari, and Mohammed Abdulaziz Al Buainain.

The injured will be transferred to Doha on a Qatari plane, after receiving the necessary medical care. The bodies of the deceased will also be repatriated.

Poojaraj Maniyeri

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Poojaraj Maniyeri is a Digital Journalist who loves turning everyday conversations into news stories. She is also a typical bookworm, and brings a novel with her everywhere she goes.