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  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ordered the release of 1,102 prisoners on the occasion of the UAE’s 45th National Day. The move comes as part of President Khalifa’s keenness to give pardoned inmates an opportunity to start a new life and ease the suffering of their families. Commenting on the occasion, ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE’s national events are an annual occasion for all of us to teach our young generations to love the UAE and to be dedicated to their country and its prosperity, affirmed His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, while he presided over a ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, made on Tuesday, an official visit to the headquarters of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), where he was briefed on the organisation’s long term strategic objectives. During the visit, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed reaffirmed the UAE and Abu ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A new 62-km highway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai has been inaugurated in line with the government’s ambitious plan to establish an advanced and sustainable infrastructure to help meet the needs arising from present and future growth. Named the ‘Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Road’, the highway is one of the biggest infrastructure projects implemented ...

Doha / WAM In a bid to ensure optimum participation in the third Emirates Energy Award (EEA) 2017, organised under the patronage of Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, under the theme “Innovative Solutions for Clean Energy”, Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) held a press conference in Doha on Monday to ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM In a bid to promote trade and investment partnerships with Finland, the UAE will take part in SLUSH 2016, an event dedicated to innovation, advanced technology and entrepreneurship, starting in Helsinki, Finland, from today. The latest edition of Europe’s leading startup event is expected to host more than 15,000 participants from over 100 countries, including 2,000 ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The anniversary of the nation’s martyrs will remain present in the memory of generations, and immortal in the conscience of the UAE people, President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said. In a statement released on the occasion of the second Commemoration Day, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa said, “We, in our unified house, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, released a statement expressing his tribute to those who have sacrificed their souls defending the nation, the Emirati martyrs, the bearers of the principles of virtue and dignity, who have pledged their lives defending the rights of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has said that the UAE has forged its way into existence through meticulous planning, hard work and unceasing sacrifices, adding that marking Commemoration Day is a gesture of respect and appreciation for the families ...

  Sharjah / WAM HH Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has reiterated that UAE martyrs are source of pride for him and every Emirati as the nation’s martyrs sacrificed their lives serving the homeland. In a speech to Dira’a Al Watan, The Nation Shield, magazine on the occasion of Commemoration Day, HH ...