• Sheikh Saud bin Saqr, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, offered his condolences to the family of martyr Col Sultan Mohammed Al Ketbi, who died while taking part in the Saudi-led Arab Coalition’s ‘Operation Restoring Hope’ in Yemen.
    Sheikh Saud bin Saqr, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, offered his condolences to the family of martyr Col Sultan Mohammed Al Ketbi, who died while taking part in the Saudi-led Arab Coalition’s ‘Operation Restoring Hope’ in Yemen.
  • Under the directives of Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the Arab Strategy Forum will become a knowledge and research base for forecasting the future. This platform will be used to build a trusted model for the analysis of economic and geopolitical data.
    Under the directives of Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the Arab Strategy Forum will become a knowledge and research base for forecasting the future. This platform will be used to build a trusted model for the analysis of economic and geopolitical data.
  • Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of the Ruler of Sharjah and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, launched “NAMA” Women Advancement Establishment, which aims to develop opportunities for women in three major sectors - economic, professional and social. Other sectors may be launched under initiatives and programmes implemented by the establishment in the future.
    Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of the Ruler of Sharjah and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, launched “NAMA” Women Advancement Establishment, which aims to develop opportunities for women in three major sectors - economic, professional and social. Other sectors may be launched under initiatives and programmes implemented by the establishment in the future.
  • A UAE-Egyptian mobile volunteer hospital has been established in Cairo to bring medical care to thousands of children and elderly heart patients in various remote areas of the country. Under the supervision of volunteering senior doctors and surgeons, patients in various Egyptian governorates will gain access to diagnosis and treatment for heart disease. The mobile hospital was established as a joint humanitarian initiative by the Zayed Giving Initiative, Saudi-German Hospital, Dar Al Ber Society, Ain Shams University, Egyptian Volunteer Society and Emirates Volunteer Association, as part of the ‘Heart to Heart’ campaign to provide free diagnosis and treatment to under-privileged heart patients.
    A UAE-Egyptian mobile volunteer hospital has been established in Cairo to bring medical care to thousands of children and elderly heart patients in various remote areas of the country. Under the supervision of volunteering senior doctors and surgeons, patients in various Egyptian governorates will gain access to diagnosis and treatment for heart disease. The mobile hospital was established as a joint humanitarian initiative by the Zayed Giving Initiative, Saudi-German Hospital, Dar Al Ber Society, Ain Shams University, Egyptian Volunteer Society and Emirates Volunteer Association, as part of the ‘Heart to Heart’ campaign to provide free diagnosis and treatment to under-privileged heart patients.
  • Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed, Ruler of Sharjah, opened Al Nour Island on the Khalid Lagoon in Sharjah, in the presence of Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah. He also stopped at the oval-shaped OVO Art Sculpture, a famous sculpture that has been displayed in major cities around the world, and has dazzled millions of visitors and tourists.
    Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed, Ruler of Sharjah, opened Al Nour Island on the Khalid Lagoon in Sharjah, in the presence of Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah. He also stopped at the oval-shaped OVO Art Sculpture, a famous sculpture that has been displayed in major cities around the world, and has dazzled millions of visitors and tourists.
  • Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed, Ruler of Sharjah, opened Al Nour Island on the Khalid Lagoon in Sharjah, in the presence of Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah.
    Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed, Ruler of Sharjah, opened Al Nour Island on the Khalid Lagoon in Sharjah, in the presence of Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah.
  • The Emirates Red Crescent has opened Phase 1 of the maintenance programme for Al Gomhoria Hospital in Aden as part of its support for health facilities that are badly affected by the ongoing crisis in Yemen. The agency has laid down an extensive plan to maintain and qualify 14 health facilities - five major hospitals and nine health centres and clinics.
    The Emirates Red Crescent has opened Phase 1 of the maintenance programme for Al Gomhoria Hospital in Aden as part of its support for health facilities that are badly affected by the ongoing crisis in Yemen. The agency has laid down an extensive plan to maintain and qualify 14 health facilities - five major hospitals and nine health centres and clinics.
  • Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, chief executive of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, Shurooq, visited the Sharjah Centre for Astronomy and Space Sciences at its headquarters in the University City of Sharjah to discuss means of cooperation between the authority and the centre with the joint aim of boosting tourist activity.
    Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, chief executive of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, Shurooq, visited the Sharjah Centre for Astronomy and Space Sciences at its headquarters in the University City of Sharjah to discuss means of cooperation between the authority and the centre with the joint aim of boosting tourist activity.

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December 16, 2015

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