Should imams discuss current affairs?Whether the Imams should speak on the current regional and international situations or not during Friday congregations will be a question the Federal National Council (FNC) will debate again when it convenes next Tuesday in the 9th session of the first ordinary season in the 5th Legislative chapter.
930 children born to Emirati mothers to get citizenshipABU DHABI — The commission tasked with the implementing the directives of the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on naturalisation of children born to Emirati mothers, has submitted a list of people eligible for UAE citizenship when they attain the age of 18.
UAE Prosperity top priority, says Sheikh MohammedHis Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Saturday pledged to press ahead with the country’s ambitious plans to invest all resources to achieve comfort and happiness for its citizens.
Dubai in the pink of wealthDubai has shrugged off the downturn and has made a strong comeback among the wealth conscious across the world.
Real sportainment in RAKSpanish club Real Madrid will combine sports and entertainment when they open the world’s first ‘sportainment’ destination on the Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah in 2015.
UAE, China vow to boost tiesBEIJING — General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Thursday discussed with Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao the distinguished relations between the two countries and ways to boost them in the light of support from the leadership of both countries.
Excellence workshop held for finance dept staffThe Dubai Government Excellence Programme (DGEP) recently held a workshop for the employees of the Department of Finance to familiarise them with the requirements for achieving government excellence and the role of the programme in cultivating a deep-rooted excellence culture in the government.
Pakistan, Bangladesh presidents greetedABU DHABI — The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent congratulatory cables to the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, on the occasion of the Pakistan Day, and to the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Mohammad Zillur Rahman, on his country’s Independence Day.
TDIC describes HRW report as inaccurateABU DHABI - Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) has slammed the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on Saadiyat Island’s labour conditions as “outdated and inaccurate”.
Malls must segregate waste from May 1DUBAI - The Dubai Municipality on Wednesday said it will take action against malls not segregating waste at source from May 1.