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  ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has declared Thursday, May 5, an official holiday for the public sector to mark the ‘Israa and Miraj’ holiday, work will resume on Sunday, May 8. A circular issued by the authority stated that the decision is in implementation of the provisions of Paragraph 5 of Article 100 ...

  AJMAN / WAM Under the slogan of “Today’s Census Tomorrow’s Development”, the fast counting phase of Ajman Census will commence on April 16, to count houses, buildings, economic establishments and families. Naser Al Dhafri, Head of Media Committee of Ajman Census, appealed to the public to cooperate with the enumerators and facilitate their tasks in order to achieve the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Archives is exploring the possibility of launching Braille versions of its books on the history and heritage of the UAE. Majid Al Muhairi, Executive Director of the National Archives, sought cooperation with the Emirates Association for the Visually Impaired, EAVI, regarding this initiative during a reception for Adel Abdullah Al Zamar, President of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Interior’s Pavilion at the Dubai International Government Achievements Exhibition attracted a large turnout of visitors who reviewed the different initiatives and projects displayed by the ministry. These projects and initiatives aim to promote the UAE’s competitiveness and highlight the availability of time and effort saving services offered to the public. Colonel Nasser Khadem Al ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Record investment deals on the show floor of Abu Dhabi’s largest property showcase have been reported for one UAE real estate developer, as the three day event drew to a successful close. Dispelling recent concern over the apparent property market slowdown, Bloom Properties has announced that 70% of units in its new project, Faya, ...

Istanbul / AFP Turkish President RecepTayyipErdogan on Thursday urged dozens of heads of state and government gathered for an Islamic summit in Istanbul to end sectarian divisions in the Muslim world and fight terror together. Turkey is seeking to showcase its influence among the world’s estimated 1.7 billion Muslims, particularly in lands once controlled by the Ottoman Empire, at the ...

  Tripoli / AFP The ambassadors of Britain, France and Spain arrived in the Libyan capital on Thursday to support the new unity government seeking to end the country’s turmoil. It is the first visit by the European envoys to Tripoli since European Union member states decided to close their embassies in mid-2014 because of unrest. French ambassador Antoine Sivan, British ...

  Beirut/ AP IS group extremists have seized a string of opposition-held villages in Syria’s Aleppo province near the Turkish border, a monitoring group said on Thursday. Areas around Aleppo have seen a spike in violence on several fronts in recent days, sparking concern over a fragile six-week truce as a new round of peace talks gets under way in Geneva. ...

  ATHENS / AP Greece’s military is carrying out unscheduled exercises along the country’s northern borders, with fighter jets flying over an informal tent city of 11,000 migrants next to the border with Macedonia. Greek military officials say the drills, which foresee activation of rapid-response ground units and aircraft, as well as air defense units in parts of the eastern Aegean ...

  MANILA / AP In a military buildup certain to inflame tensions with China, the United States said on Thursday it will be conducting joint South China Sea patrols — and eventually air patrols — with the Philippines, while dispatching US troops and combat aircraft there on more frequent rotations. The announcement by Defense Secretary Ash Carter was the first ...