UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced on Wednesday that November 30 will be observed as Martyr’s Day in memory of those who have died while serving their country.
The President also ordered that this national event be declared a public holiday.
In a statement cited by news agency WAM, Sheikh Khalifa said the day is “in tribute to the sacrifices offered by the nation’s martyrs and its loyal people, who offered their lives so as to keep the UAE flag flying aloft while they were performing their national duties within and outside the country, in civilian, military and humanitarian fields”.
He added that national ceremonies and events will be organised where all state institutions, nationals and non-nationals will be engaged to promote, mark and remember the values of sacrifice, dedication and loyalty.
Three soldiers from the United Arab Emirates were killed earlier this month while taking part in a Saudi-led military campaign against Yemen’s dominant Houthi group.
Saudi Arabia and a coalition of other Sunni Muslim states have been fighting since March to restore Yemen’s exiled government and to repel the Iran-allied, Shi’ite Houthis, who took control of the capital Sanaa in September.
At least two other Emirati soldiers have been killed in Yemen since the offensive began.
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