Abu Dhabi

FM official receives Austrian, Romanian ambassadors

Populist touch and media buoy Social Democrat FaymannDhabi, Nov. 12, 2008 -- Foreign Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for International Cooperation Affairs, Mohammed Abdul Rahim Abdul Jalil, received at his office here today Austrian Ambassador, Gerald Kriechbaum.

They discussed bilateral relations and ways to boost them, the follow-up of the work of joint committee meeting held in Austria and visa exemption between the two countries.

Ajman Ruler receives Angolan Ambassador

Ajman Ruler receives Angolan AmbassadorAjman, Nov.

UAE calls for increased efforts to help poor nations hit by current food and financial crisis

United Nations New York, Nov. 12, 2008 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has urged the United Nations and its relevant partners to double their efforts to meet the increasing needs of the poor and deprived nations in the wake of the current combination of food and financial crisis, as well as issues of poverty, armed conflicts and serious diseases.

Sharjah Ruler visits Durham University

Durham UniversityDurham, Britain, Nov. 12, 2008-- Supreme Council member and Ruler of Sharjah, H. H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Tuesday visited here the Durham University, Established in 1832.

The highly reputable Durham University, which was rated among the ten best universities in Britain in 2007 by the "Times" of London, is Britain's third oldest university after Oxford and Cambridge universities.

Fujairah Ruler, Kuwaiti Emir meet on fringe of Interfaith Dialogue confab

Fujairah Ruler, Kuwaiti Emir meet on fringe of Interfaith Dialogue confab

A landmark of intolerance: UAE newspaper

A landmark of intolerance: UAE newspaperDhabi, Nov. 12, 2008 -- A major UAE English daily today commented on the Israeli move to built a so-called "museum of tolerance" over an ancient Muslim cemetery in West Jerusalem. The paper said the move was another clear manifestation of Tel Aviv's determination to create irreversible facts on the ground that would obliterate all symbols of Muslim presence in Palestine prior to the creation of the Jewish entity.

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