Hessa Al Qadhi, mother of First Lt Tariq Al Shehi, 41, who died last year after an improvised terrorist bomb exploded in Manama, Bahrain, will be honoured by the nation.
The mothers of all UAE servicemen who have died during military operations will be honoured on Friday as part of the Emirati Women’s Day celebrations.
Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, had announced that Friday would be the first Emirati Women’s Day, which this year will honour women in the military. Details