• President Sheikh Mohamed with members of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi during a Sea Palace barza. Alongside him are Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamed, Abu Dhabi Executive Council member and chairman of the Department of Health, and Dr Farida Al Hosani, spokeswoman for the UAE Health Sector. Photo: Eissa Al Hammadi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    President Sheikh Mohamed with members of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi during a Sea Palace barza. Alongside him are Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamed, Abu Dhabi Executive Council member and chairman of the Department of Health, and Dr Farida Al Hosani, spokeswoman for the UAE Health Sector. Photo: Eissa Al Hammadi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • President Sheikh Mohamed with members of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi during a Sea Palace barza. Alongside him are Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamed, Abu Dhabi Executive Council member and chairman of the Department of Health, and Dr Farida Al Hosani, spokeswoman for the UAE Health Sector. Photo: Eissa Al Hammadi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs. Photo: Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    President Sheikh Mohamed with members of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi during a Sea Palace barza. Alongside him are Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamed, Abu Dhabi Executive Council member and chairman of the Department of Health, and Dr Farida Al Hosani, spokeswoman for the UAE Health Sector. Photo: Eissa Al Hammadi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs. Photo: Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • President Sheikh Mohamed with members of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi during a Sea Palace barza. Alongside him are Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamed, Abu Dhabi Executive Council member and chairman of the Department of Health and Dr Farida Al Hosani, spokeswoman for the UAE Health Sector. Photo: Eissa Al Hammadi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    President Sheikh Mohamed with members of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi during a Sea Palace barza. Alongside him are Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamed, Abu Dhabi Executive Council member and chairman of the Department of Health and Dr Farida Al Hosani, spokeswoman for the UAE Health Sector. Photo: Eissa Al Hammadi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • President Sheikh Mohamed speaks to members of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi during a Sea Palace barza, including Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamed, Abu Dhabi Executive Council member and chairman of the Department of Health, and Dr Farida Al Hosani, spokeswoman for the UAE Health Sector. Photo: Eissa Al Hammadi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    President Sheikh Mohamed speaks to members of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi during a Sea Palace barza, including Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamed, Abu Dhabi Executive Council member and chairman of the Department of Health, and Dr Farida Al Hosani, spokeswoman for the UAE Health Sector. Photo: Eissa Al Hammadi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • President Sheikh Mohamed speaks to members of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi during a Sea Palace barza, including Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamed, Abu Dhabi Executive Council member and chairman of the Department of Health, and Dr Farida Al Hosani, spokeswoman for the UAE Health Sector. Photo: Eissa Al Hammadi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    President Sheikh Mohamed speaks to members of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi during a Sea Palace barza, including Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamed, Abu Dhabi Executive Council member and chairman of the Department of Health, and Dr Farida Al Hosani, spokeswoman for the UAE Health Sector. Photo: Eissa Al Hammadi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed meets Department of Health and Adnoc officials


  • English
  • Arabic

President Sheikh Mohamed met officials from the Abu Dhabi Department of Health to discuss the latest plans for the authority.

The officials included Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamed, chairman of the Department of Health and member of the Executive Council.

Sheikh Mohamed praised the health authority for its work in keeping residents safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

Delegation members were delighted to meet Sheikh Mohamed and thanked him for the attention given to the emirate’s health sector.

On Tuesday, a group of officials from Adnoc were received by Sheikh Mohamed, including Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Adnoc chief executive.

During the meeting at the Sea Palace, Sheikh Mohamed praised Adnoc for training young Emiratis to work in the industry and enabling them to take on senior and leadership roles in the company.

The President stressed the importance of giving Emiratis access to training and urged citizens to make concerted efforts to drive the UAE's development.

Dr Al Jaber said that Adnoc has worked tirelessly to create opportunities that enable UAE citizens to invest in its projects and businesses and contribute to accelerating economic growth in the UAE over the next 50 years.

He said Adnoc's In-Country Value programme, launched in 2018, helped create more than 3,000 jobs for highly skilled and qualified citizens in the private sector.

  • President Sheikh Mohamed with Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, managing director and group chief executive of Adnoc, and chairman of Masdar, with members of the Adnoc group, during a Sea Palace barza. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    President Sheikh Mohamed with Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, managing director and group chief executive of Adnoc, and chairman of Masdar, with members of the Adnoc group, during a Sea Palace barza. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • President Sheikh Mohamed speaks with Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    President Sheikh Mohamed speaks with Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • President Sheikh Mohamed, with Dr Al Jaber, speaks with members of the Adnoc Group. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    President Sheikh Mohamed, with Dr Al Jaber, speaks with members of the Adnoc Group. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • Adnoc Group staff at the Sea Palace. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    Adnoc Group staff at the Sea Palace. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region, Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed and Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, at the Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region, Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed and Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, at the Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • President Sheikh Mohamed with other notables at the Sea Palace barza. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    President Sheikh Mohamed with other notables at the Sea Palace barza. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • President Sheikh Mohamed, Dr Sultan Al Jaber and staff members of the Adnoc Group. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    President Sheikh Mohamed, Dr Sultan Al Jaber and staff members of the Adnoc Group. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • President Sheikh Mohamed hosts the barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    President Sheikh Mohamed hosts the barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • President Sheikh Mohamed with members of the Adnoc Group. Ryan Carter for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    President Sheikh Mohamed with members of the Adnoc Group. Ryan Carter for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • President Sheikh Mohamed receives Adnoc Group staff at the Sea Palace. Ryan Carter for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    President Sheikh Mohamed receives Adnoc Group staff at the Sea Palace. Ryan Carter for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha

Starring: Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shantanu Maheshwari, Jimmy Shergill, Saiee Manjrekar

Director: Neeraj Pandey

Rating: 2.5/5

In-demand jobs and monthly salaries
  • Technology expert in robotics and automation: Dh20,000 to Dh40,000 
  • Energy engineer: Dh25,000 to Dh30,000 
  • Production engineer: Dh30,000 to Dh40,000 
  • Data-driven supply chain management professional: Dh30,000 to Dh50,000 
  • HR leader: Dh40,000 to Dh60,000 
  • Engineering leader: Dh30,000 to Dh55,000 
  • Project manager: Dh55,000 to Dh65,000 
  • Senior reservoir engineer: Dh40,000 to Dh55,000 
  • Senior drilling engineer: Dh38,000 to Dh46,000 
  • Senior process engineer: Dh28,000 to Dh38,000 
  • Senior maintenance engineer: Dh22,000 to Dh34,000 
  • Field engineer: Dh6,500 to Dh7,500
  • Field supervisor: Dh9,000 to Dh12,000
  • Field operator: Dh5,000 to Dh7,000
Company%20profile
%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EName%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Belong%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EBased%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Dubai%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EFounders%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Michael%20Askew%20and%20Matthew%20Gaziano%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3ESector%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Technology%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3ETotal%20funding%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20%243.5%20million%20from%20crowd%20funding%20and%20angel%20investors%3Cstrong%3E%3Cbr%3ENumber%20of%20employees%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%2012%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
Paatal Lok season two

Directors: Avinash Arun, Prosit Roy 

Stars: Jaideep Ahlawat, Ishwak Singh, Lc Sekhose, Merenla Imsong

Rating: 4.5/5

THE NEW BATCH'S FOCUS SECTORS

AiFlux – renewables, oil and gas

DevisionX – manufacturing

Event Gates – security and manufacturing

Farmdar – agriculture

Farmin – smart cities

Greener Crop – agriculture

Ipera.ai – space digitisation

Lune Technologies – fibre-optics

Monak – delivery

NutzenTech – environment

Nybl – machine learning

Occicor – shelf management

Olymon Solutions – smart automation

Pivony – user-generated data

PowerDev – energy big data

Sav – finance

Searover – renewables

Swftbox – delivery

Trade Capital Partners – FinTech

Valorafutbol – sports and entertainment

Workfam – employee engagement

Find the right policy for you

Don’t wait until the week you fly to sign up for insurance – get it when you book your trip. Insurance covers you for cancellation and anything else that can go wrong before you leave.

Some insurers, such as World Nomads, allow you to book once you are travelling – but, as Mr Mohammed found out, pre-existing medical conditions are not covered.

Check your credit card before booking insurance to see if you have any travel insurance as a benefit – most UAE banks, such as Emirates NBD, First Abu Dhabi Bank and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, have cards that throw in insurance as part of their package. But read the fine print – they may only cover emergencies while you’re travelling, not cancellation before a trip.

Pre-existing medical conditions such as a heart condition, diabetes, epilepsy and even asthma may not be included as standard. Again, check the terms, exclusions and limitations of any insurance carefully.

If you want trip cancellation or curtailment, baggage loss or delay covered, you may need a higher-grade plan, says Ambareen Musa of Souqalmal.com. Decide how much coverage you need for emergency medical expenses or personal liability. Premium insurance packages give up to $1 million (Dh3.7m) in each category, Ms Musa adds.

Don’t wait for days to call your insurer if you need to make a claim. You may be required to notify them within 72 hours. Gather together all receipts, emails and reports to prove that you paid for something, that you didn’t use it and that you did not get reimbursed.

Finally, consider optional extras you may need, says Sarah Pickford of Travel Counsellors, such as a winter sports holiday. Also ensure all individuals can travel independently on that cover, she adds. And remember: “Cheap isn’t necessarily best.”

Qosty Byogaani

Starring: Hani Razmzi, Maya Nasir and Hassan Hosny

Four stars

SPEC%20SHEET%3A%20APPLE%20M3%20MACBOOK%20AIR%20(13%22)
%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EProcessor%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Apple%20M3%2C%208-core%20CPU%2C%20up%20to%2010-core%20CPU%2C%2016-core%20Neural%20Engine%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EDisplay%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%2013.6-inch%20Liquid%20Retina%2C%202560%20x%201664%2C%20224ppi%2C%20500%20nits%2C%20True%20Tone%2C%20wide%20colour%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EMemory%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%208%2F16%2F24GB%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EStorage%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20256%2F512GB%20%2F%201%2F2TB%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EI%2FO%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Thunderbolt%203%2FUSB-4%20(2)%2C%203.5mm%20audio%2C%20Touch%20ID%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EConnectivity%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Wi-Fi%206E%2C%20Bluetooth%205.3%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EBattery%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%2052.6Wh%20lithium-polymer%2C%20up%20to%2018%20hours%2C%20MagSafe%20charging%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3ECamera%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%201080p%20FaceTime%20HD%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EVideo%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Support%20for%20Apple%20ProRes%2C%20HDR%20with%20Dolby%20Vision%2C%20HDR10%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EAudio%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%204-speaker%20system%2C%20wide%20stereo%2C%20support%20for%20Dolby%20Atmos%2C%20Spatial%20Audio%20and%20dynamic%20head%20tracking%20(with%20AirPods)%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EColours%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Midnight%2C%20silver%2C%20space%20grey%2C%20starlight%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EIn%20the%20box%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20MacBook%20Air%2C%2030W%2F35W%20dual-port%2F70w%20power%20adapter%2C%20USB-C-to-MagSafe%20cable%2C%202%20Apple%20stickers%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EPrice%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20From%20Dh4%2C599%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
Dengue%20fever%20symptoms
%3Cp%3EHigh%20fever%20(40%C2%B0C%2F104%C2%B0F)%3Cbr%3ESevere%20headache%3Cbr%3EPain%20behind%20the%20eyes%3Cbr%3EMuscle%20and%20joint%20pains%3Cbr%3ENausea%3Cbr%3EVomiting%3Cbr%3ESwollen%20glands%3Cbr%3ERash%26nbsp%3B%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
UAE v Gibraltar

What: International friendly

When: 7pm kick off

Where: Rugby Park, Dubai Sports City

Admission: Free

Online: The match will be broadcast live on Dubai Exiles’ Facebook page

UAE squad: Lucas Waddington (Dubai Exiles), Gio Fourie (Exiles), Craig Nutt (Abu Dhabi Harlequins), Phil Brady (Harlequins), Daniel Perry (Dubai Hurricanes), Esekaia Dranibota (Harlequins), Matt Mills (Exiles), Jaen Botes (Exiles), Kristian Stinson (Exiles), Murray Reason (Abu Dhabi Saracens), Dave Knight (Hurricanes), Ross Samson (Jebel Ali Dragons), DuRandt Gerber (Exiles), Saki Naisau (Dragons), Andrew Powell (Hurricanes), Emosi Vacanau (Harlequins), Niko Volavola (Dragons), Matt Richards (Dragons), Luke Stevenson (Harlequins), Josh Ives (Dubai Sports City Eagles), Sean Stevens (Saracens), Thinus Steyn (Exiles)

Country-size land deals

US interest in purchasing territory is not as outlandish as it sounds. Here's a look at some big land transactions between nations:

Louisiana Purchase

If Donald Trump is one who aims to broker "a deal of the century", then this was the "deal of the 19th Century". In 1803, the US nearly doubled in size when it bought 2,140,000 square kilometres from France for $15 million.

Florida Purchase Treaty

The US courted Spain for Florida for years. Spain eventually realised its burden in holding on to the territory and in 1819 effectively ceded it to America in a wider border treaty. 

Alaska purchase

America's spending spree continued in 1867 when it acquired 1,518,800 km2 of  Alaskan land from Russia for $7.2m. Critics panned the government for buying "useless land".

The Philippines

At the end of the Spanish-American War, a provision in the 1898 Treaty of Paris saw Spain surrender the Philippines for a payment of $20 million. 

US Virgin Islands

It's not like a US president has never reached a deal with Denmark before. In 1917 the US purchased the Danish West Indies for $25m and renamed them the US Virgin Islands.

Gwadar

The most recent sovereign land purchase was in 1958 when Pakistan bought the southwestern port of Gwadar from Oman for 5.5bn Pakistan rupees. 

Updated: June 04, 2022, 2:18 PM