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  Yangon / AFP Myanmar’s Rohingya may be victims of crimes against humanity, the UN’s rights agency said Tuesday, as former UN chief Kofi Annan arrived in the country for a visit that will include a trip to northern Rakhine. The army has carried out a bloody crackdown in Rakhine, and thousands of the Muslim minority have flooded over the ...

  Kuala Lumpur / AFP Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will take part in a rare rally to protest a bloody crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, an official from his office said on Tuesday. The gathering, which will take place in an yet-to-be announced location on Sunday, will involve politicians, NGOs and “all concerned with the issue” the official ...

  Banjul / AFP Gambia’s president once said he would govern the country for a billion years if God willed it. But voters may deliver an upset on Thursday after years of economic hardship that have pushed thousands of young people to attempt the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe. Yahya Jammeh will face the biggest challenge to his 22-year rule ...

  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 ...