ABU DHABI / WAM To coincide with the historic visits to the UAE by His Holiness Pope Francis and His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al Azhar Al Sherif, a new book celebrating the country’s diversity was launched on Sunday. Published by Dubai-based Motivate Publishing and entitled ‘Celebrating Tolerance: Religious Diversity in the United Arab Emirates’, the book was launched ...

Dubai / WAM Costa Rica’s Vice President Epsy Campbell Barr will head his ministerial delegation as the Guest of Honour to the seventh World Government Summit (WGS 2019), in Dubai. Costa Rica is one of the three guest countries this year, alongside Estonia and Rwanda. In recent years, Costa Rica has sought to integrate happiness and quality of life into the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Holiness Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday evening to begin his historic visit to the United Arab Emirates. He was received at the airport by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and His ...