The United Arab Emirates expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Dominican Republic, the Republic of Haiti, Jamaica, the Republic of Cuba, and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, over the victims of Hurricane Melissa, which resulted in deaths and substantial damage to property in several countries across the Caribbean. 
     
    In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy with the families of the victims, and to the governments and peoples of the countries affected by the hurricane, as well as its wishes for a speedy recovery for all the injured.