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Abdullah bin Zayed arrives in Riyadh
Dubai issues new 16 international warrants for Mabhouh murder suspects
UAE believes in responsible use of nuclear power: Abdullah
Abdullah Bin Zayed participates in the meetings of the Standing Committee of the Afro-Arab Cooperation
Abdullah bin Zayed heads UAE delegation to Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo
Arab foreign ministers back UAE right to islands, condemn Mabhouh's murder
FNC Speaker addresses the AIPU
UAE has right to prosecute Israel over state terrorism: Fathi Surour
UAE to condemn Al Mabhouh's assassination before AIPU
UAE condemns Israel's gross violations against Al Aqsa Mosque
Foreign Ministry denies claims that Rigi entered Dubai
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UAE has honourable record of religious tolerance
Posted on 18/03/2010

Manila - The UAE under the leadership of President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has an honourable record of religious tolerance and co-existence among all those living on its land, Chairman of the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments Dr. Hamdan Al Mazrouie said yesterday. "The UAE is yesterday serving as a real, living melting pot for interaction of cultures, languages and ethnics of about 200 nationalities, Al Mazrouie said in an address before the extraordinary ...  >>MORE



UAE fully committed to protecting its territory: Sheikh Abdullah on Mabhouh murder
Posted on 14/03/2010

The UAE definitely cannot and will not tolerate such a crime happening on its soil, commented UAE Foreign Minister of H.H Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on the killing of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh, a top Hamas military leader, last January in a Dubai hotel "The UAE has got full support of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Arab League in following these criminals, "Sheikh Abdullah told reporters at a joint press conference in Abu Dhabi in presence of visiting Cypriot Minister of Foreign ...  >>MORE



Gargash denies giving any statements in Paris to any Israeli media
Posted on 11/03/2010

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash has denied that he had given any statements whatsoever to any Israeli media or newspapers while he was in Paris. Gargash said, "These reports carried by Israeli media are fabricated and totally baseless." Gargash has further denied the said statements these reports claim to have been attributed to him. - Emirates News Agency, WAM ...  >>MORE



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 ...  >>MORE



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 ...  >>MORE



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 ...  >>MORE



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, ...  >>MORE



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 ...  >>MORE



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 ...  >>MORE



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 ...  >>MORE



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 ...  >>MORE



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 ...  >>MORE



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,” according to a statement issued by the UAE Foreign Ministry. The statement reiterated the UAE's ...  >>MORE



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 ...  >>MORE



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 ...  >>MORE

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