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Princess Fahda Bint Saud Bin Abdelaziz and Princess Fahda Bint Abdullah Bin Abdelaziz were both in their 70s and died in mid-March

King Salman Bin Abdulaziz flew into Jeddah on 9 March, amid fresh speculation about his state of health. His son, Crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman followed a few days later

A Dubai-based company backed by a well-connected but relatively low-profile member of Dubai's ruling Al-Maktoum family has been signing deals across Africa to generate carbon credits – while generating some controversy in the process.

National security advisor Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan’s wife Sheikha Khawla Bint Ahmed Khalifa Al-Suwaidi hosted an exhibition of the work of Dubai photographer and documentary film-maker Ali Bin Thalith Al-Humairi.

GSN profiles Abu Dhabi power-broker Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (TBZ), a son of the late UAE President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan from his marriage to Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Al-Ketbi.

The UAE president’s representative Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, a relatively low-profile brother of President Khalifa Bin Zayed and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Mohammed Bin Zayed (MBZ), died on 18 November while undergoing medical treatment abroad. The cause of death was not revealed. A three-day official mourning period followed. The funeral took place on 20 November at Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed the First Mosque in Al-Bateen, where funeral prayers were led by MBZ.

Sheikh Zayed Bin Khalifa Bin Sultan Bin Shakhboot Al-Nahyan was sworn in as the UAE's ambassador to Qatar. He is a great-grandson of former ruler Shakbout Bin Sultan, and is married to a daughter of Sultan Bin Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, a son of the late President Sheikh Khalifa.

Abu Dhabi Executive Office chairman Sheikh Khalid Bin Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has been appointed to run the new UAE Genomics Council, which was set up by federal Vice President, prime minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum on 15 June. 

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and UAE Armed Forces deputy supreme commander Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MBZ) has been named chairman of a new initiative to support and reward frontline crisis workers. The Frontline Heroes Office (FHO) was set up under a federal decree issued in the name of President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on 8 July; the board was named by MBZ the following day.

Several UAE royals visited the 20th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Adihex) at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in early September, including President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. 

Abu Dhabi Executive Office chairman Sheikh Khalid Bin Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan received a Covid-19 vaccine at Khalifa Hospital on 24 September, in an effort to encourage more people to sign up to a programme offering the inoculation to frontline workers in the health service and other vital sectors.

Numerous Gulf royals were among the 1,700 guests at the wedding of Jordan's Crown Prince Al-Hussein Bin Abdullah II to Rajwa Al-Saif of Saudi Arabia in Amman – although it was notable that members of the Al-Saud family were absent from any of the official photos released from the celebration.

President Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MBZ) left Abu Dhabi to make a tour of the UAE’s other six emirates in the opening week of June, as he continues to settle into his new position as formal leader of the federation.

Sheikh Khalifa Bin Tahnoun Bin Mohammed Al-Nahyan was named chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court , in an emiri decree issued by Abu Dhabi Ruler and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MBZ). 

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khalid Bin Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan opened the eighth World Investment Forum, organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.