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Khalifa and Qaboos hold talks

President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and HM Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed of Oman held official talks yesterday at Al Mushrif Palace here. The talks were attended by HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and D

UAE Vice President receives Malaysian Premier

Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum received in Dubai yesterday Abdullah Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia and his accompanying delegation. The meeting, which was attended by

Mohammed bin Rashid holds talks with the Emir of Qatar

Doha - HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai held talks Tuesday night with the Emir of Qatar HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. The talks focussed on bilateral cooperation between the UAE and Q

Abdullah bin Zayed meets his Omani counterpart

Foreign Minister HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan received yesterday in Abu Dhabi visiting Oman's Foreign Minister Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah. The two ministers explored ways of enhancing bilateral ties and boosting march of the Gulf joint

UAE Foreign Minister holds talks with US official

HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Foreign Minister, received Wednesday David Satterfield, Senior Advisor to the US Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq. UAE-US relations and latest regional developments were figured high at the Abdul

Hasm Al-Oqban 2008 joint GCC-US military exercise concluded in UAE

Military forces from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the USA have concluded the Hasm Al-Oqban 2008 joint GCC-US military exercise which kicked off on April 20th. The militaries of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Jordan part

Interior Minister underscores constructive partnership community-police partnership

Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Interior yesterday underscored the active partnership between the police and the community hailing the response of governmental bodies and the private sector to efforts by UAE's community p

UAE's Red Crescent inaugurates residential building for poor Kosovans

Kosovo - The Red Crescent Authority (RCA) of the United Arab Emirates has inaugurated 22 residential units in Kosovo allocated for poor Kosovan families who were made homeless by conflicts in the Balkan country.
In his speech at the ceremony in I

Mohammed bin Rashid orders building of 200 make-shift schools in Myanmar

Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has ordered construction of 200 temporary schools in the areas affected by the devastating cyclone that hit Myanmar recently. HE Reem Al Ha

RCA delegation to start relief operations in Myanmar soon

A humanitarian team from UAE's Red Crescent Authority (RCA) will leave soon for Myanmar for emergency relief operations in Myanmar hit by Cyclone Nargis. RCA volunteers are busy loading a cargo plane carrying relief supplies for the victims of the n

Senior UAE officials inspect ground breaking programs in support of former camel jockeys in Pakistan

Islamabad - Brigadier Nasser Aloadi Yahya Al-Minhali arrived in Pakistan Sunday with the UAE's Special Committee on former camel jockeys to begin a three-day inspection tour of the groundbreaking UNICEF programs helping the children.
The Committe

Lubna receives Boeing International President

Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade received in Abu Dhabi yesterday Shephard W. Hill President, Boeing International. Sheikha Lubna and Hill discussed a wide-range of issues, including UAE-US relations, investments, trade and technolog

UAE, China discusses boost trade relations

Foreign Trade Minister Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi and a Chinese delegation led by Wang Kpoing, head the municipal council of Hongro city discussed investment opportunities offered by different sectors of the UAE economy. At the meeting which took place

ADNEC acquires control of Excel London

Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC), which operates one of the world''s most modern exhibitions and convention centres in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has acquired control of ExCeL London, the UK capital''s leading exhibition a

Historic day for UK and London Gateway development

London - The final seal of approval has been granted by the Government for the development of the UK' most advanced container port at London Gateway, which incorporates Europe''s largest logistics park.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has issu

Abu Dhabi port container traffic up 34%

Container handling at Abu Dhabi ports rose by 34 per cent in 2007 compared to the previous year and the amount of goods coming into the emirate surged 17 per cent. Of the growing number of imported goods, vehicles topped the list with a 20 per cent i

Dh100bn planned to develop Western Region

The emirate of Abu Dhabi is planning to spend around Dh100 billion to give a major fillip to the tourism industry in its Western Region, which makes up more than half of the UAE's total land area. The region, stretching from inside the famous Empty Q

Dolphin project to be launched next week

More than 500 officials and oil executives from the UAE and other countries will converge on the giant Qatari Ras Lafan industrial city next week for the formal inauguration of the Dolphin project, the first major trans-Gulf gas line. Qatari Emir She

Emal set to generate US$2bn in sales yearly

Emirates Aluminium's (Emal) giant smelter in Abu Dhabi will generate US$2 billion (Dh7.34bn) every year once the plant begins full operations by the end of 2010, the company's chief said. The joint venture between Abu Dhabi Government's investment ar

Oqyana World First unveils US$5bn project on The World

Oqyana World First, the first fully master-planned island community on The World, off the Dubai coast, yesterday unveiled the final plan of its US$5 billion (Dh18.3bn) project, including a yacht club and dive centre, a reef lagoon, an outdoor perform

Nakheel to bring touring Cirque du Soleil show to Palm Jumeirah in spring 2009

Nakheel, a Dubai World company and one of the world''s largest and most innovative real estate developers, today announced that Palm Jumeirah will host Cirque du Soleil''s world famous touring show �Alegria'' in Spring 2009 as a prelude to the perman

Blaze causes Dh5m damage

A fire gutted a warehouse being used to store insulation materials and petrochemicals in the Sharjah Industrial Area No 10 yesterday. No one was hurt in the blaze, which started at about 4pm. Firefighters struggled for three hours to extinguish the

Sultan Qaboos arrives in UAE

HM Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed of Oman arrived in UAE yesterday on a fraternal visit, which comes at an invitation from President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Upon his arrival, the Omani Head of State and his accompanying delegation were re

Mohammed bin Zayed receives GCC Chiefs of Staff

General HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces received in Abu Dhabi yesterday Chiefs of Staff of the GCC countries who took part in a symposium held at the sidelines of

Egypt reiterates support to UAE's right to its occupied islands

Cairo - Egypt has renewed its support for the United Arab Emirates' rights to its three islands, Lesser Tunb, Greater Tunb and Abu Musa, occupied by Iran. This came during a meeting here today between Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazeef and Abdul Az

US President praises UAE leadership, UAE economic boom

US President George W Bush has expressed his appreciation for the wise leadership of President HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the economic boom attained by the UAE. President Bush said on the occasion of the publication by the Centre for I

Ruler of Sharjah gets honorary doctorate from a Jordanian University

HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council member and ruler of Sharjah, has been awarded a honorary doctorate in management by a Jordanian university in recognition of his efforts in the scientific research and cultural fields in

Gargash chairs human rights national report committee meeting

UAE is in the process of preparing its periodic national report on human rights practices in the country. The report will be sent to Human Rights Council as part of the United Nation's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) programme.
Minister of State

FNC debates six-year stay rule for workers

Labourers, domestic servants, and those working in farming or herding should not be allowed to reside in the country for more than six years at a time, according to a recommendation of the Federal National Council (FNC). At its meeting in the capita

Private sector allowed to build power plants

The Federal National Council (FNC) yesterday approved an amendment to allow the private sector to build power generation and water desalination plants for the first time in the UAE's history. In addition to the change to the Federal Authority of Elec