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Dubai Advances in Doubling Financial Market in Wake of DEWA, TECOM’s Successful IPOs

Dubai prepares to list more government and semi-government companies on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). This decision is driven by the great success achieved by listing the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) in April, as well as the successful IPO of TECOM Group, a subsidiary of Dubai Holding, and…

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Dubai Launches Initiative to Establish 50 Integrated Commercial Representative Offices

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, launched ‘Dubai Global’, an initiative to establish 50 integrated commercial representative offices for Dubai in five continents across the world during the next few years. The initiative aims to strengthen Dubai’s position…

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UAE to Open Expo City Dubai in October

Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced on Monday the opening of the Expo City Dubai in early October. Sheikh Mohammed made the announcement after the historic success of Expo 2020 Dubai, which was visited by…

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UAE Cabinet Inaugurates New Era Under Mohammed Bin Zayed’s Vision

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed Wednesday that the UAE begins a new era of prosperity and growth under the leadership of the new President. The PM spoke during the first cabinet meeting held after the election of Sheikh Mohammed bin…

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UAE Restructures Education Sector

The UAE has announced a major restructuring of the education system in the country. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said the decisions have been taken after consultation with President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Ahmed Belhoul Al…

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UAE President, Vice President Congratulate King Salman on Being Discharged from Hospital

President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan congratulated on Tuesday Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on his discharge from hospital. In a cable, he wished King Salman long life and continuous health, hoping for further progress, prosperity, security and safety…

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Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is named the UAE's new president

The ascension of Sheikh Mohammed, 61, had been expected after the death Friday of his half-brother and the UAE's president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the age of 73.

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Elected UAE President

The United Arab Emirates' federal supreme council elected on Saturday Abu Dhabi ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the new president of UAE, state news agency (WAM) reported. “We congratulate him, and we pledge allegiance to him, and our people pledge allegiance to him," Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed…

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE's president

Rulers in the United Arab Emirates have announced that they unanimously appointed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the president of this hereditarily ruled nation on the Arabian Peninsula

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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan elected UAE president

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected by the Federal Supreme Council, the state-run WAM news agency says.

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Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, the UAE's long-ailing leader, has died

The United Arab Emirates' long-ailing ruler, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, died Friday, the government's state-run news agency announced in a brief statement. He was 73.

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Dubai Restructures Municipality, Seeks Economic Opportunities Worth $2.7 Bln

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai announced Tuesday a new comprehensive structure for Dubai Municipality that supports the emirate’s priorities, future directions and development plans in various sectors. This step aims to create economic opportunities worth AED10 billion ($2.7 billion) within five…

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Gulf Leaders Congratulate Saudi King on Success of Medical Tests

Gulf leaders have congratulated Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, who underwent successful medical tests at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah. The Royal Court said Sunday that the King will stay in hospital for some time to rest on doctors' advice after undergoing a…

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UAE Armed Forces Fully Prepared to Confront All Security Threats, Says Defense Minister

Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, the United Arab Emirates' Minister of State for Defense Affairs, stressed on Thursday that the UAE Armed Forces are fully prepared to confront all security threats arising from changes in the regional and global geopolitical landscapes, reported the state news agency WAM. He explained that…

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UAE Signs Agreement to Send Emirati Astronaut to ISS for 182 Days

The United Arab Emirates has announced the launch of a new space mission to the International Space Station that will last for six months. The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) signed a new strategic cooperation in human spaceflight with Axiom Space Inc., a leading human spaceflight and infrastructure company.…

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UAE's 1 Billion Meals Initiative Benefiting 50 Countries Concludes

Having amassed one billion Dirhams (272 million dollars), the 1 Billion Meals initiative achieved its goal, with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, contributing 400 million meals after the campaign had received 600 million meals worth of donations…

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UAE Implements New Methodology for Government Action

The UAE announced a new methodology of government action by launching major transformative projects that will drive the creation of the world's best and most vibrant economy. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai revealed that the UAE government launched the new methodology…

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Umm Al Quwain Launches Sustainable Blue Economy Strategy

Umm Al Quwain, one of the seven emirates of the UAE, launched its “Sustainable Blue Economy Strategy 2031” in a move seeking to increase the emirate’s investment attractiveness while developing its natural, cultural, and human wealth. The Sustainable Blue Economy Strategy initiative was launched at the World Government Summit 2022…

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The establishment looked the other way from Sheikh Mohammed’s cruel misdeeds

When the Queen stepped out of the Royal Box at Ascot’s Champion Day last October to hand out a trophy, her name was announced in the same breath as the Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

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Princess Haya insists ‘we are not pawns for division’ after High Court battle with Sheikh

‘I have been deeply humbled, through this long and intense experience of British justice, to see with utter clarity the values and foundations that built this wonderful country,’ Princess Haya said

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Dubai ruler's ex-wife gets custody of children after 'exorbitant' domestic abuse

Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, inflicted "exorbitant" domestic abuse against his ex-wife, a senior British judge has concluded as he awarded her sole responsibility for looking after their children.

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Abductions, hacking and horses: the Dubai royals' UK custody battle

The High Court in London has ruled that the ruler of Dubai's ex-wife should have sole responsibility for their children's welfare, citing his "domestic abuse" towards her.

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Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed abused former wife Princess Haya to ‘exorbitant degree’, High Court finds

Princess Haya will now have sole responsibility for their two children in regards to their medical care and schooling.

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Dubai ruler branded domestic abuser and banned from raising his children

The ruler of Dubai has been branded a domestic abuser behind a reign of terror against his ex-wife as a High Court judge banned him from bringing up his children.

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UAE Cabinet Approves Trading Shares of Cooperatives on Financial Markets

The United Arab Emirates approved on Thursday a decision allowing cooperative associations to list shares on the local financial markets, state news agency (WAM) reported. Headed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the cabinet approved a decision on the trading of…

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