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SHARJAH/WAM H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued Emiri Decree No. (52) of 2023 to form the Sharjah Media Council (SMC). According to the Decree, the SMC will be chaired by H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and will include the following members: ...

ABU DHABI/WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Sunday received Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, Zardari expressed his sincere condolences and sympathy over the passing of Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al ...

ABU DHABI/WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received two phone calls from Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of the Comoros, and George Manneh Weah, President of the Republic of Liberia, who offered condolences on the passing of Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The two leaders expressed their sincere condolences and sympathy to His Highness and ...

DUBAI / WAM Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, highlighted the importance of collective action and collective finance to strengthen sustainable development and called upon G20 countries to fulfil their commitment to providing the pledged financial support for global climate initiatives. Almheiri addressed the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Ministerial Meeting in Chennai, India, where ...

AMDJARASS / WAM An Emirati humanitarian delegation, led by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation (Zayed CHF) and the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KF), continued to distributing food parcels to Sudanese refugees and the local community in the city of Amdjarass, Chad, in coordination with the UAE’s Ministry of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Education and Human Resources Council (EHRC), has emphasised that teachers’ role in achieving positive change is not limited to imparting academic knowledge, but also assists in the formation of solid and balanced personalities, and the development of students’ critical and creative ...

MUSCAT / WAM Dirar Belhoul Al Falasi, Member of the Federal National Council and Executive Director of Watani Al Emarat Foundation, has reviewed the UAE’s experience in artificial intelligence (AI) and the qualitative achievements of the country in this field due to the wise directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. This came while addressing the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to King Mohammed VI of Morocco on the occasion of the Throne Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed ...

CAIRO / WAM The UAE is participating in the 20th Conference of the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRI) and its general assembly, which began in the Egyptian capital Cairo, under the title: “National Human Rights Institutions Established in Accordance with the Paris Principles: Roles and Challenges, Visions and Aspiration’’. Maqsoud Kruse, Chairperson of the National Human Rights ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Academy has intensified its training activities to support efforts combating human trafficking crimes, as part of its multiple rehabilitation programmes. This programme is for judiciary members, Public Prosecution, government case advisors, representatives of legal departments in various agencies, lawyers, and judicial capacity officers, with a total of 28 training hours, benefitting 223 ...