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 Abdullah bin Zayed arrives in Riyadh
Posted on 10/03/2010
Riyadh - Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Riyadh yesterday, leading the UAE's delegation to the 114th session of the GCC Ministerial Council. He was received at the airport by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal, Under Secretary of the Saudi Foreign Ministry for Protocol Affairs Ala Al Deen Al Askari, and UAE Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Al Asri Saeed Al Dhaheri. The Ministerial Council meeting is scheduled to discuss a number of political and economic
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 Dubai issues new 16 international warrants for Mabhouh murder suspects
Posted on 10/03/2010
Dubai Public Prosecution has issued international arrest warrants for 16 more suspects wanted for the premeditated killing of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh, a top Hamas leader, in a hotel in Dubai last January, taking the total number of people on its wanted list to 27. Attorney General of Dubai counsellor Esam Humaidan said in a statement that the issuance of the new warrants was based on international conventions and investigations conducted by public prosecution and the evidences collected and exposed
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 UAE believes in responsible use of nuclear power: Abdullah
Posted on 09/03/2010
Paris - The United Arab Emirates' interest in developing nuclear energy is motivated by the need to develop additional sources of electricity to meet future demand projections and to ensure the continued rapid development of its economy, UAE Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan affirmed here yesterday.
"Analysis conducted by official UAE entities has concluded that national annual peak demand for electricity is likely to triple by 2020, reflecting a cumulative annual
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 Abdullah Bin Zayed participates in the meetings of the Standing Committee of the Afro-Arab Cooperation
Posted on 05/03/2010
Cairo - The Standing Committee of the Afro-Arab Cooperation convened its 14th meeting at Arab League headquarters in Cairo with the participation of UAE Foreign Minister HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Foreign Ministers of 24 Arab and African countries, the Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa and the Commissioner African Union Political Affairs Julia Joiner.
The Arab side was represented by UAE, Jordan, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
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 Abdullah bin Zayed heads UAE delegation to Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo
Posted on 04/03/2010
Cairo - H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister, headed the UAE delegation at the Arab League Council which started yesterday under the chairmanship of Abdilrahman Abdilshakur Warsame, the Somali Minister of planning and international cooperation.
Some 19 Arab Foreign Ministers participated in the meetings in presence of secretary-general of the Arab League Amr Musa and the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs as an observer of the Arab League (AL).
The discussions
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 Arab foreign ministers back UAE right to islands, condemn Mabhouh's murder
Posted on 04/03/2010
Cairo - The Arab League council threw yesterday its weight behind the UAE's sovereignty over its three islands Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa and its peaceful measures and means to restore its occupied islands. In a statement issued at the end of its 133rd meeting here today, the council denounced Iran's continued occupation of the islands and breaching of the UAE's sovereignty in a way that threatens security and stability in the region as well as international security and peace. The
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 FNC Speaker addresses the AIPU
Posted on 03/03/2010
Cairo - Speaker of the Federal National Council HE Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Ghurair said here yesterday that the recent assassination of a Palestinian Commander in Dubai is an act of transboundary terrorism that bore the hallmarks of Israel and its intelligence apparatus, which repeatedly commit such criminal acts and terrorist acts.
Al-Ghurair was delivering the UAE's speech before the Sixteenth Meeting of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union which began today at the Egyptian People's Assembly
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 UAE has right to prosecute Israel over state terrorism: Fathi Surour
Posted on 03/03/2010
Cairo - The UAE has the right to prosecute Israel over the state terrorism it committed on its land by assassinating the HAMAS commander Mahmoud Al Mabhouh, Speaker of People's Assembly in Egypt Fathi Surour said yesterday. He said the UAE can do that in pursuance of the international law if it has proven that an Israeli agent has murdered Al Mabhouh.
Surour, who was speaking to reporters on the sideline of the Arab Inter-parliamentary Union (AIPU) here, added that the role of Arab
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 UAE to condemn Al Mabhouh's assassination before AIPU
Posted on 02/03/2010
Cairo - Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council (FNC) Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair said that the UAE address before the Arab Inter-parliamentary Union (AIPU) conference here today willcondemn the terrorist operation of assassinating the HAMAS commander Mahmoud Al Mabhouh which was committed on the UAE land and considered a flagrant violation of its sovereignty.
'These are unlawful terrorist acts,' he said in a statement upon arrival here to take part in the 16th AIPU. The UAE top official added
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 UAE condemns Israel's gross violations against Al Aqsa Mosque
Posted on 01/03/2010
The UAE condemned yesterday brutal attacks and dangerous violations by Israeli settlers and occupation forces against the sacred Al Aqsa Mosque.
"Bursting into the squares of Al Aqsa Mosque and its surrounding districts by the Israeli occupation forces and turning it into a military barracks is a dangerous, bared act and exposed Israel's frequent attempts to Judaise the holy city of Jerusalem,ā€¯ according to a statement issued by the UAE Foreign Ministry.
The statement reiterated the UAE's
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![]() Foreign Ministry denies claims that Rigi entered Dubai
Posted on 27/02/2010
A senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied the claims made in some Iranian media reports that Abdul Malek Rigi was arrested in Iran after his entry to Dubai.
Sultan Al Ali, Director of Media Affairs at the Ministry, dismissed the reports as inaccurate and lacking credibility.
"The man, whose name appears in the visa shown by the media, had never entered the country. He made a two-hour stop-over in Dubai as he arrived from Kabul en route to Kyrgyzstan, without using the
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 UAE Foreign Minister reinforces deep relationship with US
Posted on 25/02/2010
Washington, DC - HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, yesterday met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and numerous Congressional leaders from both parties. During his meeting with Secretary Clinton, the Foreign Minister reaffirmed the UAE's strong ongoing support for Afghanistan-Pakistan stabilisation initiatives, and for multilateral efforts toward improving security in the region and the commitment to comprehensive peace, and to the common objective of
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 UAE-US sign further MoU Concerning Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
Posted on 25/02/2010
UAE Minister of State for Foreign affairs, H.E. Dr. Anwar Gargash, and the US Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, signed an implementation arrangement between UAE Foreign Ministry and US Department of Energy concerning information exchange and cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy on February 24, 2009 in Abu Dhabi.
The Implementing arrangement establishes a framework via which US Department of Energy through its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) would cooperate and
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 UAE, US are committed to stronger energy partnership
Posted on 25/02/2010
The UAE is looking forward to maintain its close cooperation with US oil companies so as to tap their advanced technology and experiences especially in renewable energy, H.E. Mohammed bin Dhaen Al Hameli, Minister of Energy, said yesterday.
Highlighting the role of US firms in developing UAE oil and gas industry, the minister affirmed the UAE's sincere determination to diversify its energy sources from renewable and nuclear energy to achieve energy security in the long run as well as
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 Dubai Police names 26 suspects in Al-Mabhouh murder case
Posted on 25/02/2010
Dubai Police General Command revealed on Wednesday additional critical information in the murder case at a Dubai hotel in January of the Hamas official Mahmoud Abdel Raouf Mohammed Hassan also known as Mahmoud al-Mabhouh . The extensive investigation has led to a total of 26 suspects so far involved in the crime.
In addition to the previously released list of 11 suspects, Dubai Police has now identified another six suspects who include a woman who used British passports, a man and three women
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