SHARJAH / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued an Emiri Decree No 42 of 2023, appointing Abdullah Al Hosani as the Sectary-General of the Holy Quran Academy (HQA) in Sharjah. According to the Decree, Abdullah Al Hosani will be transferred from the Department of Islamic Affairs, assuming …

ABU DHABI / WAM Mohammed Saeed Al Shehhi, Secretary-General of UAE Media Council, has participated in the 26th Meeting of GCC Information Ministers. The meeting was held virtually under the chairmanship of Dr Abdullah Nasser Al Harasi, Minister of Information of the Sultanate of Oman, who is the current session’s president. Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council …

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the Food Tech Valley signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen innovation in food systems and agriculture. The MoU was signed during the UAE year of sustainability and as part of the ministry’s preparations for the Conference of the Parties COP28 hosted in …