Story of the UAE Pictures-Part II

Gulf News has been recording events in the UAE for over 30 years, and has a photo archive of more than 500,000 images. The best of these have been bound into The Rise of a Nation, a 400-page book, telling the story of the
UAE through pictures. Here we present some selected images from the book.

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with Mummar Gaddafi, President of Libya, at Abu Dhabi Airport in 1979. Both leaders were accompanied by some of their sons. From the left: Hannibal Gaddafi; Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (today's UAE Deputy Prim Minister and Mister of Presidential Affairs); Shaikh Abdulla Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Shaikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the AUE and Ruler of dubai, relaxes in 1982 with his son, Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Defense Minister and present Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with Shaikha Latifa bint Mohammad Al Maktoum sitting between them.

Indira Gandhi; Prime Minister of India, with Shaikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy prime Minister of the UAE and Crown Prince of Dubai. Gandhi has just been re-elected in 1981 for her final term when she visited the UAE.

Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1989 with Shaikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Crown Prince of Dubai, at Dubai international Airport.