UAE president approves January 7 as annual 'Zayed the Founder Day' national occasion

The UAE president has approved January 7 each year as "Zayed the Founder Day," a national occasion. Reports from several outlets carry the announcement, with officials including Mansour bin Zayed and Mohammed bin Rashid commenting on it.

Timeline

1. 28 Oct, 06:39 UTCFirst appeared on The National
2. 28 Oct, 10:00 UTCPicked up on Google Trends
3. 28 Oct, 10:00 UTCMajor outlet reports presidential approval
4. 28 Oct, 11:20 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• 7 ينايرGoogle Trends
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