Author: Dubai News Staff
RIYADH: Greek Prime Minsiter Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets the secretary general of the Muslim World League in Athens as reported by the Saudi Press Agency on Tuesday. Within the meeting, Mitsotakis and Al-Issa expressed views about several issue in common. Al-Issa, who happens to be the chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars, underlied the basic Islamic tenets of coexistence and comprehensiveness during his speech. He clearly expressed his appreciation of a warm welcome and the positive statements made towards the effect on Islamic civilization. Following on from the meeting that he had with the prime minister, he met with multiple…
German flights continued normally to and from the UAE after a short-term shutdown at its Munich airport on Saturday, two UAE airlines told the Khaleej Times. The officials of Dubai-based Emirates and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways were also sure that the flights operated on time, and none of the flights had any delays or change of course. An occurrence of the protest against the climate change was displayed when activists somehow grabbed themselves to the taxi ways of Munich International Airport and there was temporary closure of the airport, due to security reasons. Some flights were either cancelled or given…
KUWAIT CITY, May 18, 2024: Asmaa Murshid Al-Otaibi, the Acting Director of the Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish Resources, has announced a specialized team formation to scrutinze the educational certificates of the employees of the Authority, who are citizens as well as residents. The team leader, Al-Otaibi, says, in her talk with Al-Rai, that the team will get together next week, in order to document the mechanism and deadline for getting the academic qualifications confirmed. On the first of January, “The team’s mandate is for three months,” Al-Otaibi said, repeating that all persons who hold academic qualifications above high…
One of the most significant crypto lenders, Genesis Global, will be able to disburse to its customers over $3 billion in cash and cryptocurrency after being granted court approval to liquidate its assets by a judge in the bankruptcy process. With this decision, the ruling parent company, Digital Currency Group (DCG), can not claw back any assets from bankruptcy. Court Approval and The Evaluation Of The Company Value Genesis’ Chapter 11 liquidation plan received the green-light on Friday by U. S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane. This decision came through the DCG’s objection, stating that the assets’ valuation should be against…
On Friday, the President of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud met up in Azizia Palace, Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. The high meeting was viewed in the context of the strategic cooperation and the history of bilateral relations between the two oil states. Strong and close cooperations and deep ties. The leaders examined the century-old political partnership that had been formed between UAE and Saudi Arabia highlighting the need for joint effort and integration. The bilateral meeting highlights the shared task of both states to reinforce…
The United Arab Emirates have a new 10-year Blue Residency Visa, pioneered to pay tribute to those who dedicated themselves to conservation and ecology. The initiative, after receiving the approval of H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, was announced at Qasr Al Watan Abu Dhabi during the Cabinet’s meeting. By keeping the Year of Sustainability in mind. In line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, who has announced that 2024 will be the Year of Sustainability,…
California, USA, May 14, 2024 (AFP): Google is now announcing a big change of the search engine, which is the AI-generated answers to the online queries that are made by the users in the United States. This change, which is called one of the most important updates in the search engine’s 25-year history, has the purpose of improving the user experience and also making the information retrieval more efficient. AI Overviews Feature Unveiled At a gathering in California, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the start of the “AI overviews” feature, that will be available for the users in the US…
A Grade 9 and 10 Math teacher Annie Cherian, who lives in Sharjah, was shocked when on April 1 this year her physical abilities unexpectedly fell and she was no longer able to do some of her usual activities. Annie, a student in a Middle Eastern school, was struggling to climb the stairs of the school bus when she was taken to Aster Hospital Sharjah. There, she was diagnosed with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP), a rare autoimmune disease that results in the loss of physical strength. Initial Concerns and Diagnosis Although the progressive difficulties she faced, such as the…
Dubai Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has set up the Dubai Quality of Life Strategy 2033, which is a major move towards turning Dubai into the world’s best city for living. The extensive plan, which was unveiled in a press conference, covers more than 200 projects and initiatives in which the city’s living standards will be improved. The ambitious initiative of the Dubai city reflects Dubai’s determination to put the pedestrian-friendly infrastructure, environmental sustainability, and family-centric amenities at the top of its list of priorities. The strategy having relentless attention on the accessibility, it is vowed…
Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah Born: 1952 Education: Bachelor’s in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Illinois, US Career: Previously served in various ministerial positions including Minister of Finance, Minister of Health, Minister of Oil, and Minister of Information. First Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister, and Interior Minister Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah Born: 1959 Education: Graduated from Kuwaiti military academy Career: Former Amiri Guard officer, previously served as Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister, and Acting Interior Minister. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Shereeda Abdullah Al-Mousherji Born: 1952 Education: Bachelor’s in Commerce from Kuwait…