His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, tweeted that Flag Day will be celebrated on 3 November.

His Arabic tweet says: “Brothers and sisters we celebrate with you on November 3 flag day – UAE flag, flag of our Union and our unity and our sacrifice.”

الإخوة والأخوات نحتفل معكم في ٣ نوفمبر القادم بيوم العلم، علم دولتنا ورمز عزتنا وراية مجدنا .. علم الامارات، علم اتحادنا ووحدتنا وتضحياتنا pic.twitter.com/CecHKyHXbh

— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) October 28, 2016

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Dubai Media Office then tweeted that His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum wants all communities and government bodies to mark the day with a unified flag raising campaign at 11am.

.@HHShkMohd calls on community & all government entities to mark Flag Day on Nov 3 through a unified flag raising campaign at 11 AM #UAE pic.twitter.com/TvsBO3gLJ6

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) October 28, 2016

Main image credit: Dubai Media Office

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