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The Cabinet approved the UAE's priorities for the year ahead, which will include a focus on national identity, education and the environment.
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the first Cabinet meeting of the year. All photos: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid / Twitter
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Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, was among the high-ranking officials attending.
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Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed at the Cabinet meeting.
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The Cabinet approved the UAE's priorities for the year ahead, which will include a focus on national identity, education and the environment.
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the first Cabinet meeting of the year. All photos: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid / Twitter
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Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, was among the high-ranking officials attending.
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Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed at the Cabinet meeting.
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The Cabinet approved the UAE's priorities for the year ahead, which will include a focus on national identity, education and the environment.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid sets out UAE's key priorities for 2023
National identity, the environment and education will be at the heart of the country's development in the year ahead
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The National
02 January, 2023
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