Non Stop Hits
I Gotta Feeling
Black Eyed Peas
Listen to Virgin Radio
Listen Live

UAE President arrives in Moscow on official visit

Thursday, 7 August 2025 13:57

By ARN News Staff

Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV / POOL / AFP

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday arrived in Moscow for an official visit to Russia. 

The UAE President's was escorted by Russian military aircraft just before it landed at Vnukovo Airport. 

An official reception was accorded to the UAE leader at the airport, where the national anthems of the UAE and Russia were played and an honour guard assembled.

Sheikh Mohamed is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the leaders expected to discuss areas of mutual interest. 

The UAE leader's delegation includes Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs; Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Advisor to the UAE President; Ali bin Hammad Al Shamsi, Secretary-General of Supreme Council for National Security; Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and others. 

Share

More from UAE

  • Joint Extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit issues statement on Gaza

    The Ministerial Committee mandated by the Joint Extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit on developments in the Gaza Strip expressed their strong condemnation and categorical rejection, on Saturday, of Israel’s announcement of its intention to impose full military control over the Gaza Strip.

  • UAE condemns Israel’s decision to occupy Gaza Strip

    The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms and denounced the Israeli government’s decision to occupy the Gaza Strip, warning it will lead to catastrophic consequences, including further loss of innocent life and a worsening of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

  • UAE team inspects Gaza water pipeline project

    A team from Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 conducted a field inspection of the ‘‘Lifeline Water Supply Project," an initiative that aims to establish sustainable water pipelines to supply the southern areas of the Gaza Strip.

  • UAE Defence Ministry official visits South Korea, aims to enhance mutual expertise

    The UAE Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Nasser Al Alawi, met with the South Korean Minister of Defense, Ahn Joo Bak, as the two countries look to enhance defence cooperation.

  • Emirates Airline to ban use of power banks onboard

    Emirates has announced its decision to prohibit passengers from using power banks on flights from October 10, as an increasing number of lithium battery-related incidents across the aviation industry have been reported in recent years. 

On Virgin Radio today

  • Non Stop Hits

    1:00am - 10:00am

    The UAE's #1 Hit Music Station with no interruptions

  • Avery

    10:00am - 1:00pm

    Waking up with some Hit Music!

Trending on Virgin Radio

Our Shows

Text us on WhatsApp

More from VRD

Virgin, Virgin Radio and the Virgin Signature and Virgin Radio logos are trademarks of Virgin Enterprises Limited and are used under license.
For more information on Virgin Radio International visit www.virginradio.com

© 2025 ARN and Aiir. All Rights Reserved.