
UAE becomes Member of PUIC Executive Committee
News, Front, GCC(Palembang) - The conference of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (PUIC) has elected UAE as a member of the Executive Committee and also as a member in the Commission on Human Rights, Women and family for…

President Khalifa welcomes Turkish President
Front, Diplomacy, Headlines(Abu Dhabi) - President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed Turkish President Abdullah Gul at Al Dhiyafa Palace in Al Mushrif.
Turkish President was accorded with an official reception. The two Presidents headed to the…

Ambassadors present Credentials to President Khalifa
News, Front, Diplomacy, Headlines(Abu Dhabi) – President of UAE, H.H. Sheikh Khalifa received the credentials from the ambassadors of Vietnam, Turkmenistan, Germany, Sweden, Djibouti, Morocco and Australia at Al Dhiyafa Palace.
Also present were H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed…

President Khalifa pledges US$10m for Carter’s Campaign
Front, Headlines(Atlanta) - President of UAE, H.H Sheikh Khalifa has presented US$10 million in support to a Carter Centre-led eradication campaign to end Guinea worm disease by 2015. Founding Father of the UAE, the late Sheikh Zayed, was the first to join…

Sheikh Mohammed meets Chinese Official
News, Front, Diplomacy, Headlines(Abu Dhabi) - His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai received Chang-Ching Lin, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China…

Come and see the real Dubai: Sheikh Mohammed
Business, Interviews(Dubai) - His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, during an interview with Wang Liwen and media team of Beijing Youth Newspaper has stressed the need to strengthen…

Turkish President arrives in UAE
News, Front, Diplomacy, Headlines(Abu Dhabi) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul arrived in Abu Dhabi on an official visit to the UAE. At the airport, he was received by H.H Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Presidential Affairs, Sheikhs…

UAE takes part in the Muslim Female Parliamentarians Conference
News, Front, Diplomacy, Headlines(Palembang) - As part of the meetings of the Parliamentary Union of the member states in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), UAE's Federal National Council (FNC) participated in the Muslim Female Parliamentarians Conference held in…

Al Mansoori discusses key economic issues at World Economic Forum 2012
News, Front, Headlines(Davos) - UAE Minister of Economy, H.E Sultan Al Mansoori while speaking to the Media at the World Economic Forum in Davos said that the UAE, as a stable, secure state, will see some immediate short-term benefits as investment flows to safe…

GCC-Turkey Ministerial Council concludes in Istanbul
News, Front, Headlines, International(Istanbul) – The Turkey-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) High Level Strategic Dialogue Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Istanbul has been concluded. Foreign Minister of the UAE, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan represented the state at…

Euro can be saved with Strong Discipline: Merkel
News, Headlines, International(Davos) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaking at the premier gathering of political and business leaders present at World Economic Forum 2012 said that Europe lacked the “political structures” to make the euro work properly, but was…

Etihad invests $20m for 40% stake in Air Seychelles
News, Headlines, GCC(Abu Dhabi) - Etihad Airways has announced that it will invest US$20 million (Dh73.4m) to acquire a 40 per cent stake in Air Seychelles.
The investment is a part of strategic partnership between Air Seychelles and the Abu Dhabi carrier.
According…

Mohammed Bin Zayed honors Exceptional Individuals with Abu Dhabi Awards
Front, Headlines, GCC(Abu Dhabi) - General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, presented awards to ten exceptional individuals during the biennial Abu Dhabi Awards special ceremony…

Foreign Minister receives Italy & Vatican Counterparts
News, Front, Diplomacy, Headlines(Abu Dhabi) - Foreign Minister of UAE, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, received Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, at the Italian Foreign Ministry, during his official visit to Rome.
Present during the meeting were Ambassador…