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H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, has issued Emiri Decree No.14 of 2023, transitioning Ajman University from a for-profit entity to a non-profit institution. This Decree aims at enhancing the University’s academic and research mission, ensuring its financial independence, and providing educational …

H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, today received at the Emiri Court, a delegation from Umm Al-Qaiwain Police Headquarters, the Umm Al Qaiwain’s Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs Port Security (ICP), Al Madinah Comprehensive Police Station, and Umm Al …

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued Federal Decree-Law No. (56) of 2023 on establishing the UAE Accountability Authority. The new Authority will replace the Supreme Audit Institution, and will report directly to His Highness the President. Aiming at maintaining and enhancing the integrity of public …

The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the People’s Republic of China over the victims of the earthquake that impacted several areas in the Gansu Province northwest of China, which resulted in dozens of deaths. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sincere …

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA) announced that it has arrested an international criminal group comprising individuals from various nationalities engaged in illegal immigration operations to certain European countries. The GDRFA said the arrest was the outcome of meticulous surveillance of the criminals involved. The …

Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, and Martin Kocher, Austrian Minister of Economy and Labour, chaired the UAE-Austria Joint Economic Committee, which was attended by several representatives from both countries’ government and private sectors. Abdullah Al Saleh, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy, and Florian Frauscher, Director General …

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolence to President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China over the victims of the earthquake that struck northwestern China and resulted in several deaths and injuries, wishing a speedy recovery for all the injured. …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has announced Professor Niveen Khashab, Associate Dean of Physical Sciences and Engineering Division and Professor of Chemistry at KAUST – Kingdom of Saudi Arabic, as the winner of the Great Arab Minds (GAM) award …

The sixth group of wounded Palestinian children and cancer patients arrived in the UAE today in implementation of the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to provide medical treatment for 1,000 injured children, and 1,000 cancer patients from the Gaza Strip, in the UAE’s hospitals. …

The Islamic World Heritage Committee of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO) added the Mleiha archaeological site and Al Dhaid Fort and Falaj to the List of the Islamic World Heritage. The Sharjah Archaeology Authority (SAA) has completed the nomination dossier of the Mleiha archaeological site titled …