US Senator Graham claims the UAE royal is ‘as sharp as I’ve ever seen him’ in Abu Dhabi encounter.
Printed On 18 Feb 2026
Emirati President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has made his first look since rumours about his well being unfold on-line.
The Presidential Courtroom on Wednesday shared video footage of the Emirati president, also called MBZ, smiling alongside Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham throughout a gathering in Abu Dhabi.
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WAM, the UAE’s official information company, additionally shared images of the encounter at Qasr Al Shati, wherein MBZ appeared alongside Graham.
In a social media publish, the US senator rebuffed in no unsure phrases any claims that the UAE president could also be unwell.
“To those that are perpetuating false narratives towards the United Arab Emirates and President Sheikh [Mohamed bin Zayed] personally, you might be stuffed with it,” Graham mentioned on X.
“Not solely is he alive, however he’s additionally properly and as sharp as I’ve ever seen him.”
Graham, a prime Republican in Congress, hailed MBZ for embracing the so-called Abraham Accords, a sequence of US-brokered offers to normalise relations between Israel and Arab states.
The UAE was among the many nations to signal on to the initiative, which was unveiled in 2020 throughout US President Donald Trump’s first time period in workplace.
Palestinian leaders condemned the Abraham Accords as a betrayal of their trigger and the Palestinian push for self-determination.
