| UAE-funded housing project starts in Kabul | | In line with its drive to support progress in developing countries, Acting Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi and his accompanying delegation attended a foundation stone-laying ceremony for a housing project in Kabul on Thursday. | | RTA number plate auction on May 25 | | Those looking to stand out from the masses of cars which crowd Shaikh Zayed Road can put up thousands of dirhams to secure a distinctive number plate, with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority holding its 80th public number plates auction. | | Emirates ID must for HAAD transactions | | Starting June 1, all applicants processing documents or carrying out any transaction with the Health Authority — Abu Dhabi (HAAD) will be required to present their Emirates ID cards. | | President, VP greet King of Norway | | The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a congratulatory cable to King Harald V of Norway on the occasion of his country’s National Day. | | Violence not among the principles of Islam: VP | | His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received the Grand Imam of Egypt’s Al Azhar Al Sharif, Shaikh Dr Ahmed Al Tayyeb, on the sidelines of the Arab Media Forum on Tuesday. | | End poverty to fight human trafficking | | The UAE continues its efforts to combat the issue of human trafficking through cooperation with partners, said Dr Abdul Rahim Yousif Al Awadi, Assistant Foreign Minister for Legal Affairs, in a statement yesterday, before high-level meetings on improving the coordination of efforts against people trafficking. | | ‘Future leaders’ honoured | | His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday, honoured employees of the “UAE Government Leaders Programme – Future Leaders category.” | | Law upgrades to help boost accountability: Mohammed | | The continuous development of the federal government laws and financial systems primarily aims to preserve the public fund and consolidate accountability and transparency regarding the state’s general revenues, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said during the cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace on Sunday. | | President thanked for treatment of accused | | The Emirates Human Rights Association (EHRA) has extended thanks and appreciation to the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for approving the medical treatment of an Emirati accused, Fatima Hassan Mohammed Al Za’abi, and sending her to the US at the expense of the state. | | Shaikh Khalifa all praise for Shaikh Mohammed’s book | | The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, was on Thursday presented with a copy of book entitled Flashes of Inspiration by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, at Al Rawdha Palace. | |
