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January, 24th 2012
Britain urges Arab League to push for UN resolution
Britain has called on the Arab League to urge the UN to pass a resolution on Syria. It comes as the League’s monitoring mission appears close to collapse. Saudi Arabia’s Gulf allies have now joined Riyadh in pulling out of the operation. |
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December, 29th 2011
UAE committed to unique humanitarian approach, says Sheikh Hamdan
H.H Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Western Region and Chairman of the Red Crescent Authority (RCA) on Wednesday reiterated the UAE's commitment to a unique humanitarian approach to alleviating the suffering of people and protecting human dignity. |
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December, 27th 2011
Putin rejects opposition calls for election review
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has rejected opposition calls for a review of this month’s disputed parliamentary elections. Speaking after last weekend’s mass protest over alleged electoral fraud, he accused the opposition of lacking goals and leaders. |
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December, 08th 2011
US says Syrian leader has lost all credibility
Critics of Syrian President Bashar al Assad have described his interview on US television as “unconvincing” after he denied killing peaceful protesters in his country. Despite the violent images filling the internet he said, “only a crazy leader kills his own people.”
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November, 03th 2011
UAE National Day bash begins with a bang
Fabulous at forty and confident of the future. A celebratory mood gripped the country as it kicked off National Day celebrations with a short but sparkling fireworks display in the Capital on Tuesday. |
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October, 31th 2011
UAE federal agencies to boost transparency
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued a decree setting unified governance criteria concerning the structure and functioning of the boards of directors of federal entities, including all profit and non-profit institutions and corporates. |
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September, 25th 2011
A vote for the country's future
The second election of the Federal National Council concluded Saturday with the election of 20 members for the 40-member house from different emirates. The rest of the members will be named by the Rulers of the emirates. The first election was conducted with 6,600 voters but the base for this election was expanded to 129,274 eligible voters out of 430,000 Emiratis who are above the age of 21. |
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September, 11th 2011
Ten years on: A world united against terrorism
Ten years ago, the world united in horror at the attacks perpetrated in the United States on September 11, 2001. In that moment, geographical distance vanished and differences in culture or political systems faded away in our common grief. The images the world witnessed on that day instantly impressed on us all that this was not just an act of terrorism against a sovereign nation: it was an attack on the universal values upheld by the global community. |
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August, 25th 2011
UAE builds schools, clinics and mosques in Afghanistan
The UAE has had a presence in Afghanistan for eight years, and six UAE-funded medical clinics and a hospital have been built there. Some of these are staffed by female Emirati doctors who attend to Afghan women and children. |
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August, 08th 2011
UAE to keep US dollar peg
The United Arab Emirates will keep its currency peg to the U.S. dollar even after Standard & Poor's downgraded the world's biggest economy, and Oman sees no risk in investing in U.S. treasuries, officials said on Sunday. Gulf central bankers were huddled in separate meetings on Sunday to discuss the downgrade, sources said. |
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July, 25th 2011
Mideast’s longest tunnel to open this year
The Middle East’s longest traffic tunnel currently under construction in Abu Dhabi city will be ready for official inauguration at the end of 2011, nearly a year behind schedule because of technical and topographical obstacles. More than 90 per cent of the Dh5 billion Al Salam tunnel venture has been completed since it was launched more than three years ago as one of the largest road construction projects ever to be carried out in the UAE.
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July, 19th 2011
Stability and modernisation are key considerations in UAE's political programme: Dr Gargash
Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of state for Foreign Affairs, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs and Head of the National Election Committee (NEC), stated that the political programme launched by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan stresses on sustaining stability and modernisation in the UAE while empowering people for parliamentary participation.
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July, 06th 2011
UAE President expresses support for Tunisia
President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has confirmed the depth of brotherly relations between UAE and Tunisia in various fields. He said this during his meeting with Tunisia's Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi, who called on him here in Al Ain. |
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June, 16th 2011
UAE ranked 33rd peaceful country in the world, US 82nd
Despite regional unrest, the UAE saw its ranking improving substantially in the Global Peace Index (GPI) in 2011 released on Wednesday. The UAE was rated 33rd peaceful country as compared to 44th last year, ahead of many of the world’s major developed countries, Institute for Economics and Peace’s (IEP) GPI figures showed. The UAE has been rated ahead of France (36), Italy (45), South Korea (50) and US (82).
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June, 15th 2011
UAE vows to continue to help Yemen out of crisis
The 119th meeting of the GCC Ministerial council began yesterday in Jeddah with a speech by H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister '&' current Chair of the Council's session. |
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June, 08th 2011
‘National interest top priority of Armed Forces’
Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Tuesday attended the graduation ceremony of the 20th batch of Command and Staff officers at the Command and Joint Staff College in Abu Dhabi city. Also present was General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
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June, 06th 2011
UAE supports stability in Syria
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan met yesterday with the Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Walid al-Moallem, who is on a brief visit to the UAE. |
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June, 02th 2011
Clinton to visit UAE for Libya talks
US secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to the United Arab Emirates next week for an international meeting on the situation in Libya, after which she will make a short three-nation tour of Africa. |
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May, 23th 2011
UAE cements ties with NATO
It is unquestionable that the UAE's move to become the first Arab country to send an ambassador to NATO is an important step and a key development for the country as it is reflective of the role it has taken on as a developing nation |
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