KUWAIT, 31st March, 2015 (WAM) — The UAE has announced that it will provide an additional AED367 million(US$100 million) in aid to support humanitarian relief in response to the crisis in Syria. The announcement was made today by Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of International Cooperation and Development and Head of the UAE […]
HANOI, 31st March 2015 (WAM) — Ambassador of the UAE to Vietnam, Khalid Abdulaziz Shehail, hosted a luncheon in honour of Mohammed Ahmed Al Murr, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC) and members of the council’s delegation him to the 132nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Hanoi. Members of the FNC’s Parliamentary Division, […]
LARANCA, 31st March, 2015 (WAM) — Abdulwahab Nasser Al Najjar, the ambassador of the UAE to Cyprus, today presented his credentials to Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus. During the meeting, Al Najjar conveyed the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His […]
ABU DHABI, 31st March, 2015 (WAM) — Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, joined celebrations at Abu Dhabi International Airport yesterday to welcome the arrival of its equity and codeshare partner Alitalia’s inaugural flights from Venice and Milan to the UAE capital. A traditional water cannon salute was arranged to mark […]
ABU DHABI, 31st March, 2015 (WAM) — The Ministry of Environment and Water, MoEW, recently organised a meeting for waste management users as part of its efforts to introduce technological aancement and electronic services, specifically in conveniently providing export permits for hazardous waste in line with the highest standards of quality, efficiency and transparency. Led […]
DUBAI, 31st March, 2015 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council and also Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Museum of the Future, has issued directives for quick implementation of the work plan for the museum as per schedule since it […]
ABU DHABI, 31st March, 2015 (WAM) — Under the auspices of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and President of the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), the ECSSR today inaugurated its 20th Annual Conference entitled, “The Middle […]
ABU DHABI, 30th March 2015 (WAM) — H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, on Monday officially inaugurated the first phase of the Smart Civil Defence Stations project in Abu Dhabi, in a ceremony at the Abu Dhabi Civil Defence General Directorate’s Operations Room at […]
ABU DHABI, 31st March, 2015 (WAM) — On the instructions of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, to coordinate and unite efforts with all scholarship authorities in the state to preserve resources and achieve the desired objectives of scholarships, a meeting was held in the Ministry’s headquarters in […]
ABU DHABI, 31st March, 2015 (WAM) — Shehab Ahmed Mohammed Al Fahim, Assistant Under-Secretary for Protocol Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended a reception last night hosted by Mohammed Omran, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the UAE, on the occasion of his country’s National Day. The ceremony, which was held at the Intercontinental Hotel […]
UMM AL QAIWAIN, 31st March, 2015 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, today received a delegation from the UAE Space Agency. H.H. Sheikh Saud was briefed by the delegation on the objectives of its establishment and missions as well as its contributions in […]
RAS AL-KHAIMAH, 31st March, 2015 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras al-Khaimah, has issued an Emiri decree transferring operations of the Ras al-Khaimah Broadcasting Authority to the Emiri Court. The decree No. 9 of 2015 stipulated that the Broadcasting Authority’s operations will be transferred to […]
ABU DHABI, 31st March, 2015 (WAM) — Dr. Rashid Ahmed bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and Water, has met with Adam Krzymowski, Poland’s Ambassador to the UAE, and discussed ways to enhance cooperation between both countries as well as developing them to serve common interests in the fields of food security and sustainable development. During […]