UAE: World leaders pay tribute in UAE after death of pro-Western president

Sheikh Mohammed, the current plutocratic ruler Abu Dhabi Emirate, leading the Western Allies bay state, a OPEC Oil producer and regional business center for many years United Arab EmiratesThe third president appointed by the Federal Supreme Council on Saturday.

French President Emmanuel MacronThe country, which has lucrative commercial and military ties with the UAE, has arrived in Abu Dhabi, the embassy said.

The Israeli president forged ties with the UAE in a major Middle East overhaul two years ago, sparking outrage in Palestine, whose president and British prime minister are also due on Sunday.

America president Joe BidenThe government, which has strained relations with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, will be represented by Vice President Camilla Harris, who will visit on Monday.

Several Arab leaders, including the king of Jordan and the president of Egypt, came on Saturday to pay their respects. A week ago, the Saudi crown prince, whose father King Salman was hospitalized, sent a delegation.

Sheikh Mohammed, known as MbZ, has been a driving force in Middle Eastern politics, backing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the West after he took power and cracking down at home and around politics seen as a threat to Gulf dynastic rule Islam in the region.

MbZ deepened ties with Russia and China as Gulf states increasingly question the regional commitments of the United States, traditional security guarantor. The Russia-Ukraine conflict underscored tensions in U.S.-UAE relations as the Gulf state refuses to side with Western allies in isolating Moscow.

After years of hostility, Abu Dhabi has also begun engaging with Iran and Turkey, as the UAE doubles its economic growth amid heightened regional competition and a global push for hydrocarbons away from the lifeblood of the Gulf economies.