Abu Dhabi: resident His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, sent a congratulatory cable to Bashar Al Assad, the Syrian President on the anniversary of the March 8 revolution.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, sent a similar cable.

General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces also sent a congratulatory cable to the Syrian President.