His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, sent a message of condolences to his brother, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the sisterly Kingdom of Bahrain, on the death of Sheikh Isa bin Rashid Al Khalifa.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, sent two similar condolences to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain .

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said on his account on Twitter: "Our condolences to the Bahraini people ... Our condolences to the Gulf people on the death of Issa bin Rashid Al Khalifa ... A symbol of sport ... Rasim for a smile ... One of the founders of the Gulf Cup who brought our peoples together .. the owner of the good heart, and the kind manners, whom the Gulf fans have unanimously agreed to love ... may God have mercy on him and make him dwell in the vastness of his paradise ... We belong to God and to Him we shall return. "

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, wrote at his account: Jesus and our people in sisterly Bahrain and to the families of the esteemed deceased and the Gulf and Arab sports family ... asking the Almighty to live in his spacious gardens. "