Mohammad discusses Palestine issue with Blair

Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday received former British prime minster Tony Blair who is the quartet committee's special envoy to the Middle East.

Blair briefed Shaikh Mohammad on his mission to the Middle East.

Present were Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council; Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Deputy Ruler, and Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority.