Bahrain Mirror: Emirates News Agency said that Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, inspected the UAE's forces as part of the "Waves of the Gulf Duty" force in the Kingdom of Bahrain and delivered the regards of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to the visiting force, the Al-Wasat local newspaper reported.

During his visit to the forces on Monday (February 27, 2017), he was reassured about the conditions of the troops and conversed with them, emphasizing that "they were representing the UAE in the best light, as they are the ambassadors of righteousness, goodness and peace."

He stressed that "the forces of evil and terrorism which had committed a series of criminal and terrorist acts recently in the brotherly Kingdom of Bahrain will only increase the UAE's determination and insistence on facing it with firmness, as the security of the Gulf is one." He assured "the safety of the members of the UAE's forces, wherever they are, when they return home safe and victorious. They are a source of pride for everyone, and are soldiers of justice and what is right."

Emirati Minister of Interior had arrived in Bahrain on Monday and was received at Manama Airport by Sheikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Bahraini Deputy Prime Minister, and a number of other officials.

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