President departs on unofficial visit to UAE

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has departed on an unofficial visit to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

President’s Office said the President left for Dubai on Tuesday morning.

President Solih’s trip to Dubai comes four days after he returned from an unofficial visit to Sri Lanka during the Eid al-Adha holidays.

He is scheduled to conclude his trip to Dubai and return to Maldives on Saturday, July 31.

President Solih last travelled to Dubai to attend the funeral for his younger brother Ahmed Mohamed Solih, who died of a heart attack last June.