“We look forward to achieving new hopes, dreams and ambitions in our continued belief that nothing is impossible…”

As Dubai welcomes in another year, the vice president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai has encouraged us to keep striving to achieve in 2019.

In a New Year’s Eve message posted to Twitter, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum shared New Year’s well wishes with the UAE, while also highlighting the importance of the year ahead.

“As we welcome 2019, we look forward to achieving new hopes, dreams and ambitions in our continued belief that nothing is impossible,” the Dubai ruler wrote.

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“I wish the people of the UAE, the Arab region and the world a happy new year filled with peace, tolerance, and compassion,” the Tweet continued.

Remember that 2019 is going to be the Year of Tolerance in the UAE, which will highlight the UAE as a global capital for tolerance, instilling the values of co-existence and peace in local, regional and international communities. It will also be an extension of the Year of Zayed, upholding the same values that the late Sheikh Zayed established among the people of the UAE.

Sheikh Mohammed further took to social media yesterday to thank Dubai’s New Year’s Eve event organisers.

“Millions celebrated in Dubai yesterday…and hundreds of millions viewed its celebrations…which ran smoothly and efficiently,” the Dubai ruler wrote.

“We thank the unknown soldiers who were behind the event’s success…the event’s management committee. I’m always proud of you.”

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