President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan mourns the death of Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al-Qaiwain, H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmed Al-Mualla, who passed away Friday morning in London.

A week state of mourning has been dec

Special prayer for the dead will be performed on the remains of the late Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmed Al-Mualla tomorrow, Saturday, January 3, soon after the "Asr" evening prayers at the Grand Mosque in Al-Ras, here in Umm Al-Qaiwain, it was announced tod

The late Sheikh Rashid was the tenth in the line of the Rulers of the Emirate of Umm al-Qaiwain, which was established as a separate Emirate in 1775 by Sheikh Majid al-Mualla.

He was born in around 1932 to his father, Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashi

Cairo - Foreign Minister, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met here Tuesday evening with Arab League Secretary General, Amr Moussa. They discussed the situation in the Palestinian occupied territories, in the light of the continuous Israeli

The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) announced today that a number of companies had pledged Dh 3.36 million in support of its sponsored humanitarian campaign to aid Palestinians affected by the current events in the Gaza Strip.

RCA Chairman

The Federal National Council (FNC) has given its approval for the Federal daft budget for 2009, the biggest in the history of UAE.

The FNC session chaired by Speaker Abdul Aziz Abdullah Ghurair was attended by Minister of State for Foreign A

Holders of Palestinian travel documents or passport have been exempted from paying any fees legally imposed by UAE laws for overstaying their entry or residence visa to the UAE, thanks to the kind gesture of President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al

Etisalat has announced up to 64% reduction in rates for all calls and SMS to Palestine, starting Thursday, the 1St January 2009. The reduced rates will be effective round the clock throughout January 2009, the operator said in a press release.

The officials from the Interior Ministry and the Abu Dhabi Police Directorate held a meeting yesterday with the Chairperson of the Board of directors of shelter homes set up for the victims of the human trafficking to discuss cooperation in the relat

Supreme Chairperson of the family Development Foundation and the Chairperson of the General Woman's Union HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Made yesterday an inspectional visit to the shelter home for the victims of human trafficking in Abu Dhabi.

Minister of Education HE Dr. Hanif Hassan said that the ministry has adopted a more improved plan to achieve its goals in the field of human resources development on the national level.

This system will empower the teaching and administrativ

The law enforcing authorities in UAE arrested over 25,000 illegal residents during a period from 3rd November 2007 until the end of December 2008, said a senior official at the Naturalisation and Residency Department.

Briefing on the efforts

Emaar Properties PJSC will start a new chapter in its growth story in 2009 by evolving strategies to face the challenges posed by the global financial crisis and exploring new opportunities, said the company chairman, Mohamed Alabbar.

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Seoul - The price of Dubai brand crude is expected to hover at around US$50 per barrel next year as sluggish economic growth affects consumption, the Korea Energy Economic Institute (KEEI) said Wednesday.

The S. Korean state-run energy think

Many hotels in Dubai will reduce room rates by half during the month-long Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) as part of a campaign by the emirate's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) to boost visitor arrivals amid an economic slowdown.