As we gear up to bid goodbye to 2019 and welcome 2020, the UAE leaders have taken to Twitter to wish everyone a happy new year.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, wished for "a year of goodness and optimism".
"Tomorrow, a new year starts, a year of goodness and optimism, work, hope," he wrote. "Happy new year, my country, and the whole Arab world."
عام جديد يبدأ غدا .. عام خير وتفاؤل .. عام أمل وعمل .. عام استعداد وإنجاز ... كل عام وبلادي بخير .. كل عام وعالمنا العربي بخير .. كل عام والبشرية تمضي نحو مستقبل أجمل وأفضل وأعظم ..
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) December 31, 2019
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, hoped for 2020 to be the year of peace, stability, optimism and goodness for humanity.
ونحن نستقبل عاماً جديداً.. تتسع طموحاتنا، ويتعزز إصرارنا على مضاعفة انجازاتنا الوطنية...سنمضي بإذن الله في أداء رسالتنا الحضارية في نشر الخير والتعايش والتسامح.. كل عام وشعب الإمارات وشعوب العالم بخير .. تمنياتنا أن يكون 2020 عاماً للسلام والاستقرار والتفاؤل والخير للبشرية
— محمد بن زايد (@MohamedBinZayed) December 31, 2019
On December 15, the UAE leaders announced 2020 to be the year of preparations for the next 50 years.
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