Abu Dhabi / WAM Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, UAE Minister of State for Tolerance, and Ahmed Tomasz Miskiewicz, Grand Mufti of Poland and head of the Muslim Religious Association, met in Dubai on Sunday to discuss the UAE’s National Tolerance Programme as well as co-operation between their two countries in promoting global tolerance. The programme builds on the …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Strengthening the relations between the UAE and Kazakhstan, including in combating terrorism and extremism, along with creating a joint parliamentary friendship committee, were at the centre of a meeting between Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC), and Darija Nazarbayev, head of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security of the …

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Research Academy plans to open an advanced laboratory to preserve native plant DNA and perform intense research about the use of the the genetic material in various fields. The Sharjah Seed Bank and Herbarium Bank, founded in 2009, succeeded in preserving about 1500 groups of seeds from 430 plant species found in the UAE, said …