UAE: Sheikh Abdullah and Rafale dealnote

UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is said to be expecting no major developments concerning the Rafale deal this year. The following 420-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells how Sheikh Abdullah is assessing the situation in the light of the position within the circles of the UAE military institution. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/28 – July 8, 2016]