UAE leaders perform Eid prayers

October 5, 2014

Abu Dhabi, Oct 5: UAE leaders performed Eid Al Adha prayers across the country on Saturrday.

In Dubai, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Matkoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday performed Eid Al Adha prayers at the Shaikh Rashid Mosque in Zabeel.

Also praying alongside Shaikh Mohammad were Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance; and Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai. A number of shaikhs, senior officials, dignitaries and scores of Emirati and expatriate worshippers also performed prayers alongside Shaikh Mohammad.

Shaikh Mohammad and the worshippers listened to a sermon delivered by Dr Omer Al Khatib, who urged Muslims to stick to good manners and do good deeds as per Islamic teachings.

Their Highnesses the Members of the Supreme Council and Rulers of the emirates led Eid prayers in their respective emirates.

In Abu Dhabi, General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, performed Eid prayers at Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.

In Sharjah, His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, performed Eid Al Adha prayers on Saturday at Al Badea’ Eid Musalla in Sharjah.

Also joining Shaikh Sultan in performing the Eid prayers were Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah; Shaikh Khalid Bin Abdullah Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Seaports and Customs Department; Shaikh Sultan Bin Ahmad Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Media Corporation; other shaikhs, senior officials and dignitaries as well as a crowd of worshippers.

In Ajman, His Highness Shaikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, performed Eid prayers at the Shaikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi Mosque in Ajman.

Shaikh Ammar Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, Shaikh Ahmad Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Representative of Ajman Ruler for Financial and Administrative Affairs; Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Tourism Development Department; Dr Shaikh Majid Bin Saeed Al Nuaimi, Chief of Emiri Court; a number of shaikhs, senior officials, citizens, and representatives of Arab and Muslim communities performed Eid prayers alongside Shaikh Humaid.

In Ras Al Khaimah, His Highness Shaikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, performed Eid Al Adha prayers at the Grand Eid Musalla in Khuzam.

Shaikh Mohammad Bin Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah, also offered Eid prayers along with Shaikh Saud.

A number of shaikhs, senior officials, UAE citizens and members of Arab and Islamic communities also performed Eid prayers.

In Umm Al Quwain, His Highness Shaikh Saud Bin Rashid Al Mualla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Quwain, performed Eid prayers at Shaikh Zayed Mosque.

Shaikh Rashid Bin Saud Bin Rashid Al Mualla, Crown Prince of Umm Al Qaiwain, a number of shaikhs, senior officials and members of Arab and Muslim communities also performed the prayers along with the Ruler.

In Fujairah, His Highness Shaikh Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, offered Eid Al Adha prayers at the Grand Eid Musallah in Fujairah, along with a host of worshippers.

Shaikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, and a number of shaikhs, top officials, heads of local and federal departments, dignitaries and a huge number of members of Arab and Islamic communities performed the prayers along with Shaikh Hamad.

In Al Ain, Shaikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region, performed Eid prayers at Shiaab Al Ashkhar in Al Ain.

Shaikh Tahnoun was joined by Shaikh Sultan Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan,

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UN condemns Israeli regime’s ‘organized torture’ against Palestinians

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November 30,2025

The United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) has condemned the Israeli regime for enforcing a policy of “organized torture” against Palestinians.

In a report published on Friday, CAT stated that the occupying regime enforces a deliberate policy of “organized and widespread torture and ill-treatment” against Palestinian abductees, particularly since October 7, 2023, when Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza.

The committee expressed “deep concern over repeated severe beatings, dog attacks, electrocution, water-boarding, use of prolonged stress positions [and] sexual violence” inflicted on Palestinians.

Palestinian prisoners were degraded by “being made to act like animals or being urinated on,” systematically denied medical care, and subjected to excessive restraints, “in some cases resulting in amputation,” the report added.

CAT also condemned the routine application of “unlawful combatants law” to justify the prolonged detention without trial of thousands of Palestinian men, women, and children.

More than 10,000 Palestinians, including women and children, are currently held in Israeli prisons, according to Palestinian and international human rights groups, with 3,474 Palestinians in “administrative detention,” meaning they are imprisoned without trial for indefinite periods.

The report highlighted the “high proportion of children who are currently detained without charge or on remand,” noting that while Israel sets the age of criminal responsibility at 12, even younger children have been abducted.

Children designated as security prisoners face severe restrictions on family contact, may be subjected to solitary confinement, and are denied access to education, in clear violation of international law.

The committee further suggested that Israel’s policies across the Occupied Territories constitute collective torture against the Palestinian population.

“A range of policies adopted by Israel in the course of its continued unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory amounts to cruel, inhuman or degrading living conditions for the Palestinian population,” the report said.

On Thursday, the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas condemned the systematic killing and torture of Palestinian abductees in Israeli prisons, urging international action to halt these abuses.

Citing human rights data, Hamas stated that 94 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli prisons since the start of Tel Aviv’s genocidal war on Gaza.

“This reflects an organized criminal approach that has turned these prisons into direct killing grounds to eliminate our people,” the resistance movement said.

Hamas called on the international community, the UN, and human rights organizations to immediately pressure Israel to end crimes against prisoners and uphold their rights as guaranteed by all international conventions and norms.

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