• Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, receives King Philippe of Belgium at Expo 2020 Dubai. They discussed ways of strengthening partnerships and relations between the two nations. King Philippe was in Dubai to celebrate Belgium's National Day at the world's fair. Photo: Dubai Media Office
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, receives King Philippe of Belgium at Expo 2020 Dubai. They discussed ways of strengthening partnerships and relations between the two nations. King Philippe was in Dubai to celebrate Belgium's National Day at the world's fair. Photo: Dubai Media Office
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, receives King Philippe of Belgium at Expo 2020 Dubai. They discussed ways of strengthening partnerships and relations between the two nations. King Philippe was in Dubai to celebrate Belgium's National Day at the world's fair.
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, receives King Philippe of Belgium at Expo 2020 Dubai. They discussed ways of strengthening partnerships and relations between the two nations. King Philippe was in Dubai to celebrate Belgium's National Day at the world's fair.
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, receives King Philippe of Belgium, not pictured, at Expo 2020 Dubai. They discussed ways of strengthening partnerships and relations between the two nations. King Philippe was in Dubai to celebrate Belgium's National Day at the world's fair
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, receives King Philippe of Belgium, not pictured, at Expo 2020 Dubai. They discussed ways of strengthening partnerships and relations between the two nations. King Philippe was in Dubai to celebrate Belgium's National Day at the world's fair
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, receives King Philippe of Belgium at Expo 2020 Dubai. They discussed ways of strengthening partnerships and relations between the two nations. King Philippe was in Dubai to celebrate Belgium's National Day at the world's fair.
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, receives King Philippe of Belgium at Expo 2020 Dubai. They discussed ways of strengthening partnerships and relations between the two nations. King Philippe was in Dubai to celebrate Belgium's National Day at the world's fair.

Sheikh Mohammed meets King of Belgium at Expo 2020 Dubai


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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, held talks with King Philippe of Belgium on the second day of the monarch's visit to the UAE.

They discussed efforts to bolster ties between their nations during their meeting at Expo 2020 Dubai, where Belgium celebrated its National Day.

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde arrived in the Emirates on Friday for an official visit.

The king was received by Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Sheikha Fatima, the Mother of the Nation, hosted Queen Mathilde at Qasr Al Bahr in the capital.

Sheikha Fatima, chairwoman of the General Women's Union, president of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, discussed ways to boost co-operation between institutions supporting women, children and the wider family unit with the queen.

She also briefed Queen Mathilde about Emirati women's growing roles in society.

On Saturday, King Philippe toured Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi accompanied by Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, managing director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and an Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member.

They were briefed by Dr Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, executive vice president of the university, about plans for the seat of learning.

These include a partnership between Khalifa University and Flanders Institute for Biotechnology – University of Leuven to develop advanced treatments for diabetes.

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Five hymns the crowds can join in

Papal Mass will begin at 10.30am at the Zayed Sports City Stadium on Tuesday

Some 17 hymns will be sung by a 120-strong UAE choir

Five hymns will be rehearsed with crowds on Tuesday morning before the Pope arrives at stadium

‘Christ be our Light’ as the entrance song

‘All that I am’ for the offertory or during the symbolic offering of gifts at the altar

‘Make me a Channel of your Peace’ and ‘Soul of my Saviour’ for the communion

‘Tell out my Soul’ as the final hymn after the blessings from the Pope

The choir will also sing the hymn ‘Legions of Heaven’ in Arabic as ‘Assakiroo Sama’

There are 15 Arabic speakers from Syria, Lebanon and Jordan in the choir that comprises residents from the Philippines, India, France, Italy, America, Netherlands, Armenia and Indonesia

The choir will be accompanied by a brass ensemble and an organ

They will practice for the first time at the stadium on the eve of the public mass on Monday evening 

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Clinical psychologist, Dr Saliha Afridi at The Lighthouse Arabia suggests three easy things you can do every day to cut back on the time you spend online.

1. Put the social media app in a folder on the second or third screen of your phone so it has to remain a conscious decision to open, rather than something your fingers gravitate towards without consideration.

2. Schedule a time to use social media instead of consistently throughout the day. I recommend setting aside certain times of the day or week when you upload pictures or share information. 

3. Take a mental snapshot rather than a photo on your phone. Instead of sharing it with your social world, try to absorb the moment, connect with your feeling, experience the moment with all five of your senses. You will have a memory of that moment more vividly and for far longer than if you take a picture of it.

Red flags
  • Promises of high, fixed or 'guaranteed' returns.
  • Unregulated structured products or complex investments often used to bypass traditional safeguards.
  • Lack of clear information, vague language, no access to audited financials.
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Updated: February 05, 2022, 11:56 AM