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US Vice President Joe Biden Begins Mideast Tour In Abu Dhabi

US Vice President Joe Biden Begins Mideast Tour In Abu Dhabi
Joe Biden visited Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: US Vice President Joe Biden is in the capital of the United Arab Emirates at the start of a Mideast tour.

Biden visited Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque on Monday morning, pausing outside to remove his black dress shoes in keeping with Islamic custom.

He examined a wall in the ornate mosque bearing the 99 names of God written in Arabic before stepping outside to wave at visiting tourists kept a short distance away.

Accompanying Biden on the mosque tour was its director-general, Yousif Abdallah Alobaidli, and Minister of State Reem al-Hashimi.

Biden is on a regional tour that will also include visits to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan.

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