Emirates News Agency (WAM) (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) back issues from March 2009:
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Lebanese leaders must stop using Rafik Hariri's blood in their struggle for political power: paper.
Mar 01, 2009 ... DUBAI, Mar. 1st, 2009: Lebanon's leaders must understand that and realise it was about time they stopped using Rafik Hariri's blood in their struggle for political power, ediorialized today a UAE daily on the opening today of the United Nations special ...
Anglican Bishop Lewis thanks UAE for religious freedom, tolerance.
Mar 01, 2009 ... DUBAI, Mar. 1st, 2009: The Rt. Reverend Michael Lewis, Anglican Bishop of Cyprus & the Gulf has expressed his gratitude to the United Arab Emirates for providing all facilities to the followers of his church to practice their faith in the country with full ...
Saturday March 7th. holiday for all private sector.
Mar 01, 2009 ... ABU DHABI, Mar. 1st, 2009: Saturday March 7th, 2009 /corresponding to Rabea Al Awwal 10th, 1430 Hijri/ will be a holiday for all the private sector in the UAE instead of Monday March 9th /Rabea Al Awwal 12th/, ...
New archaeological discovery confirms the long history of UAE civilization in West Abu Dhabi.
Mar 01, 2009 ... ABU DHABI, Mar. 1st, 2009: An ancient stone cylinder seal dating back to the beginning of the local Bronze Age, around 5,000 years ago, and the first of its type ever found in Arabia, has been found in the deserts of the Al Gharbia area /Western Region/ of ...
Holders of UAE diplomatic, special passports exempted from visa to Finland.
Mar 01, 2009 ... ABU DHABI, Mar. 1st, 2009: UAE citizen holders of diplomatic and special passports now need will no longer need to apply in advance for visas to enter Finland, the Foreign Ministry has announced. This follows a decision by the UAE Cabinet to task the Foreign ...
Ban Ki-Moon: special tribunal for Lebanon will uncover truth.
Mar 01, 2009 ... NEW YORK, Mar. 1st, 2009: The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said he was pleased to announce that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon has commenced functioning today, 1 March 2009, in The Hague, according to UN News Centre. Just over ...
10 infiltrators arrested.
Mar 01, 2009 ... ABU DHABI, Mar. 1st, 2009: The United Arab Emirates /UAE/ Armed Forces' Frontier Guards have arrested ten infiltrators of various nationalities since last Thursday. The infiltrators who were trying to enter the country illegally have been ...
Abu Dhabi's Poetry Academy opens registration doors.
Mar 01, 2009 ... ABU DHABI, Mar. 1st, 2009: The Poetry Academy, an initiative by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage /ADACH/, announced that it will begin receiving registrations for its courses on 1st - 26th March, 2009. The Academy will be open ...
President, VP cable condolences to Saudi Monarch.
Mar 01, 2009 ... ABU DHABI, Mar. 1st, 2009: President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, on the death of HRH Prince Turki bin Faisal ...
President, VP cable greetings to Bosnian leader on Independence Day.
Mar 01, 2009 ... ABU DHABI, Mar. 1st, 2009: President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of congratulations to Nebojsa Radmanovic, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Independence Day of his country. Vice President and ...
Minister of Environment meets Azeri envoy.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 1st March 2009 /WAM/ -- H.E. Dr. Rashid Ahmed bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and Water, discussed today with Ambassador El Khan Gahramanov of Azerbaijan ways of enhancing joint ...
Generations For Peace launches international Camp in Abu Dhabi - updated-.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 1st March 2009 /WAM/ -- The global initiative, Generations For Peace, opened its first Camp outside Jordan today in Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister. Launched in 2007 by ...
The Khalifa bin Zayed Charity Foundation, CARE International discuss coordination.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, Mar 01st, 2009 /WAM/--The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation has discussed coordination with CARE International in the areas of relief, health, education and other humanitarian projects. This was discussed in a meeting ...
UAE Ministry of Economy announces start of fourth Gulf Consumer Protection Day.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, Mar 01st, 2009 /WAM/--The UAE Ministry of Economy /MoE/ announced today the start of the fourth Gulf Consumer Protection Day, at a press conference held in Abu Dhabi. HE Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy said that ...
Abu Dhabi hosts Generations For Peace camp.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 1st March 2009 /WAM/ -- Generations For Peace, a concept uses sport to empower youth leaders from hostile regions to act as agents of change to help instill peace, staged today its third camp in Abu Dhabi, the first-ever ...
Al Ghurair receives Greek Ambassador.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, Mar 01st, 2009 /WAM/--Federal National Council Speaker Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair has stressed depth of the relations between the UAE and Greece due to the support and instructions of the leadership in both countries. The remarks were ...
Over 20 persons killed in road accidents in capital in first two months of 09.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 1st March 2009 /WAM/ -- Twenty two people were killed and 18 others were severely injured in run-over accidents which took place in Abu Dhabi over the last two months, Police statistics revealed. Colonel Khamis Ishaq, Deputy Director ...
Dubai International Film Festival announces 2009 DATES.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Dubai, Mar 01st, 2009 /WAM/--The Dubai International Film Festival, the foremost event in Dubai s cultural calendar, today announced the dates for its sixth edition, to run from December 9 to 16, 2009. The fifth edition of the festival, which wrapped up ...
RCA executes thirst fighting programme in Somalia.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, Mar 01st, 2009 /WAM/--The UAE Red Crescent Authority /RCA/, is conducting a humanitarian programme to fight thirst in the South of Somalia through provision of drinking water to the population in the areas hit hard by the drought due to the lack ...
Khalifa gets Obama's cable.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 1st March 2009 /WAM/ -- President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received a cable of thanks from US President Barack Obama in reply to the cable Sheikh Khalifa sent to him on the occasion of assuming ...
Ajman Crown Prince attends Government Performance excellence symposium.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Ajman, Mar 01st, 2009 /WAM/--Ajman Crown Prince and Chairman of the Ajman Executive Council HH Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi has attended the introductory symposium of the Ajman Award for Government Performance Excellence Award Programme organised by ...
Abu Dhabi Notary Public sees 19 % rise in operations in 2008.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 1 March 2009 /WAM/ : Abu Dhabi Notary Public registered an increase of 8[euro]18 per cent in operations in 2008 compared with 2007 to reach 124,000 transactions out of which Abu Dhabi city captured 81200 and 39,000 in Al ...
Ministerial Council passes UAE domain in Arabic.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 1st March 2009 /WAM/ -- The Ministerial Council for Services passed today a proposal put forward by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority /TRA/ on the UAE domain on the internet in Arabic /Emarat/. The proposal is ...
Al Qatami receives German official.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, Mar 01st, 2009 /WAM/--UAE Health Minister HE Humaid Al Qatami has discussed in Abu Dhabi joint cooperation in the field of health with Minister of Economy, Technology and Labour in German State of Niedersachsen Jurgen Reiner. Al Qatami ...
Dubai CP attends camel race.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Dubai, 1 March 2009 /WAM/ - H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai attended today a camel race meeting held at Al Marmoum racetrack. The 10-race meeting was ...
RAK Crown Prince to participate in WIEF in Jakarta.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Ras Al Khaimah, Mar 01st, 2009 /WAM/: Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah HH Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi will participate in the 5th World Islamic Economic Forum due to open tomorrow in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. Sheikh Saud ...
ADCP launches its Official Website.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 1 March, 2009 /WAM/ - Abu Dhabi Commercial Properties, ADCP, the prominent Abu Dhabi based Property Management Company, has recently launched its official website on the internet at www.adcp.ae giving an outlook of the company and its extended ...
Midein Holding, Hyundai Elevators sign agents agreement.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 1 March 2009 /WAM/ - Abu Dhabi's Midein Holding was officially appointed agent for Hyundai Elevator Company of South Korea with exclusive rights to market all products of its leading and world famous Hyundai brand in the Emirates of Abu Dhabi and ...
Hamdan Bin Mohammed attends camel festival at Al Marmoom.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Dubai, Mar 01st, 2009 /WAM/: Crown Prince of Dubai HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum attended today the first leg of the races in the season's concluding festival of purebred Arabian camels at Al-Marmoom camel grounds. Sheikh ...
CABSAT MENA & Satellite MENA 2009 opens tomorrow.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Dubai, 1 March 2009 /WAM/ - CABSAT MENA 2009, the premier event for digital media and Satellite MENA, the launch event for the satellite communications industry, open tomorrow 3rd March and will collectively welcome more than 650 exhibitors from across the ...
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed scholars meet US Ambassador.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 1 March, 2009 /WAM/ - The 16 students that comprise the inaugural class of the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed University Scholars Program today met with the United States Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Richard Olson, as part of an intensive ...
Abu Dhabi DPE Hosts the 3rd Abu Dhabi Economic Forum 2009.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 1 March, 2009 /WAM/ - The third edition of Abu Dhabi Economic Forum /ADEF 2009/, will kick off tomorrow at the Abu Dhabi Emirates Palace Hotel. The 2-day event is organized by Abu Dhabi Department of Planning and Economy /DPE/the in collaboration ...
UAQ Ruler sends condolence to Saudi King.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Umm Al Qaiwain, 1 March, 2009 /WAM/ - His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, the Supreme Council Members and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, today sent a cable of condolence to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of ...
Abdullah bin Zayed arrives in Riyadh.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Riyadh, 1 March 2009 /WAM/ - Foreign minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Riyadh today to take part in the 110th ordinary session of the GCC Foreign Ministers meeting, scheduled to start later in the day. He was received ...
Fresh Hedge Fund Investments Expected in the Second Half of this Year and into 2010.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Dubai, 1 March 2009 /WAM/ - Eighty per cent of hedge fund investors said in a recent survey conducted by Terrapinn, a leading global business media company and organiser of Hedge Funds World Middle East Conference which is due to kick-off in Dubai on March ...
TECOM Investments hosts 'SME Builder? session focusing on CSR.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Dubai, 1 March, 2009 /WAM/ - TECOM Investments, a leading developer of knowledge-based business clusters and a member of Dubai Holding, has hosted the first quarterly edition of the 2009 SME Builder, designed to equip small and medium enterprises /SMEs/ with ...
MBRPLD presents fresh concepts on communication and self-management.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Dubai, 1 March, 2009 /WAM/ - Mohammed Bin Rashid Programme for Leadership Development /MBRPLD/, an innovative leadership program designed to develop national leaders capable of promoting the sustainable development of the UAE, has announced that it has ...
Abdullah Bin Zayed participates in the GCC foreign ministers meeting.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Riyadh, Mar 01st, 2009 /WAM/: The foreign ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council /GCC/ states started the 110th ordinary session of their ministerial meeting here at the GCC headquarters today. UAE's delegation to the meeting is led by Foreign Minister HH ...
Fujairah Ruler opens cable plant.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Fujairah, 1st March 2009 /WAM/ -- H. H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, inaugurated today the a cable plant of the Power Plus Cable Company at Al Hail Industrial Zone. Dr. Ibrahim Saad, Chairman ...
Qatami in Tehran to participate in the Health Minister's conference of OIC members.(Conference news)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Tehran, Mar 01st, 2009 /WAM/: UAE Health Minister HE Humaid Al Qatami participated today in the second meeting of the Health ministers of the member states in the Organisation of Islamic Conference currently under way in the Iranian capital. ...
Mansour opens archaeology conference.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 1st March 2009 /WAM/ -- H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs, opened today the Second International Conference on UAE Archaeology and the 10th annual scientific forum of the History and Archaeology Society of ...
ECSSR hosts Africa-Arab Gulf Relationships Conference.(Conference news)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 1st March 2009 /WAM/ -- The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research is hosting on Tuesday a conference on "The Africa-Arab Gulf Relationships." The two-day conference is being convened as part of the initiative of Africa ...
Nahyan meets Polish minister, Scottish educational team.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 1st March 2009 /WAM/ -- H.E. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, received today visiting Polish Minister of Sport and Tourism, Miros?aw Drzewiecki. The two ministers ...
DP World Constanta achieves international security standard.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Dubai, 1st March 2009 /WAM/ -- Global marine terminal operator DP World has achieved the international standard ISO 28000:2007 certification in supply chain security management at its Constanta South Container Terminal on the ...
UAE leaders condole King Abdullah.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 1st March 2009 /WAM/ -- Their Highnesses Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent cables of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, on the death ...
GCC earmarks $ 1.6 bn for reconstruction of Gaza.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Riyadh, 1st March /WAM/ -- The Gulf Cooperation Council announced today it has earmarked US$6[euro]1 billion for the reconstruction of Gaza Strip. In a statement issued at the end of the ministerial council today, ...
GCC FMs back UAE right to isles.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Riyadh, 1st March 2009 /WAM/ -- The GCC foreign ministers reiterated today their support for the UAE sovereignty over its three islands, occupied by Iran. ''The GCC foreign ministers back the UAE sovereignty over its three islands - ...
GCC earmarks $ 1.6 bn for reconstruction of Gaza - updated.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Riyadh, 1st March /WAM/ -- The Gulf Cooperation Council announced today it has earmarked US$6[euro]1 billion for the reconstruction of Gaza Strip which was severely devastated by the Israel war machine. In a statement issued at the ...
An exercise of self-deception.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Sharjah, 2nd March 2009 /WAM/ -- A UAE paper today called Washington's decision to attach conditions to its participation in the upcoming UN conference on racism is self-deception. ''The administration of President Barack Obama is demanding ...
UAE facilities management well placed to weather economic downturn.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 2nd March 2009 /WAM/ -- The UAE facilities management market is well placed to weather the current economic downturn being felt around the region, according to United Business Media, the organisers of Working Buildings ...
Health Minister receives Ukrainian envoy.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 2nd March 2009 /WAM/ -- H.E. Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qattami, Minister of Health, received today Ambassador Sergiy Pasko of Ukraine. They reviewed ...
KALIMA translates five Turkish books into Arabic.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 2nd March 2009 /WAM/ -- KALIMA, a giant translation initiative launched by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage /ADACH/, has released five literary works translated from Turkish into Arabic. The books, part of a series to ...
3rd Abu Dhabi Economic Forum opens.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, Mar. 2, 2009 /WAM/ -- The Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Planning and Economy /DPE/, Nasir Ahmed Al-Suwaidi, Monday inaugurated at the Emirates Palace Hotel the 3rd Abu Dhabi Economic forum, being organised by the DPE in collaboration ...
NMC launches new annual publications.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, Mar. 2, 2009 /WAM/ -- The National Media Council /NMC/ launched today an exciting new series of world-class information sources on the United Arab Emirates. The 2009 edition of the UAE Yearbook provides a comprehensive analysis of ...
SCTDA Board discusses promotional strategies for 2009.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Sharjah, Mar. 2, 2009 /WAM/ -- Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmed Al Qassimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority /SCTDA/, has said that the SCTDA s recently finalized promotional strategy for 2009 includes a number of necessary tools to ...
Sultan bin Zayed condoles Saudi monarch.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, Mar. 2, 2009 /WAM/ -- Deputy Prime Minister, H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, on the death of Prince Turki bin ...
Emirates Foundation announces 13 winners of first special needs.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, UAE, March 2nd, 2009 - Today the Emirates Foundation, one of the UAE s leading philanthropic organisations, announced funding for 13 new projects to improve the lives and status of people with special needs in the UAE. The grants will ...
3rd Abu Dhabi Economic Forum opens /EXPANDED/.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, Mar. 2, 2009 /WAM/ -- The Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Planning and Economy /DPE/, Nasir Ahmed Al-Suwaidi, Monday inaugurated at the Emirates Palace Hotel the 3rd Abu Dhabi Economic forum, being organised by the DPE in collaboration ...
Abdullah bin Zayed, Abu Mazen discuss situation in Palestinian territories.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Sharm el Sheikh, Mar. 2, 2009 /WAM/ -- Foreign Minister, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met here today with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas /Abu Mazen/. During the meeting which was held on the fringe of the international ...
Hazza bin Zayed receives Polish minister.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, Mar. 2, 2009 /WAM/ -- National Security Advisor and Abu Dhabi Sports Council Chairman, H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, received here Sunday evening at the Al-Nakheel Palace visiting Polish Minister of Sports and Tourism, Miroslav ...
Hamdan bin Rashid receives Japanese Ambassador.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Dubai, Mar. 2, 2009 /WAM/ -- Dubai Deputy Ruler and UAE Finance Minister, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, received at his office here today Japanese Ambassador, Takuma Hatano, who came to bid him farewell at the end of his tenure in the UAE. ...
Sultan bin Khalifa receives ambassadors of Austria, Mauritania.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, Mar. 2, 2009 /WAM/ -- Member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, separately received here today Austrian Ambassador, Dr. Gerald Kriechbaum and Mauritanian Ambassador, Bebaha ...
Abdullah bin Zayed, Abu Mazen discuss situation in Palestinian territories - Updates.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Sharm el Sheikh, Mar. 2, 2009 /WAM/ -- Foreign Minister, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met here today with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas /Abu Mazen/. During the meeting which was held on the fringe of the international ...
Abu Dhabi Foreign Trade surges 37.5 per cent to AED102.8 billion in 2008.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Abu Dhabi, 2 March, 2009 - Abu Dhabi Department of Finance /DoF/, the financial arm for the Government, announced that the Emirate's total foreign trade for 2008 increased to AED779[euro]102 billion, posting a sharp growth of 5[euro]37 per cent over AED74 ...