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2013-05-24 19:38:51
OIC condemns Niger's suicide attacks...
WAM Jeddah, May 24th, 2013 (WAM) -- The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the two simultaneous car blasts, one inside a military...
2013-05-21 16:20:36
UEFA's six representatives confirmed for FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013...
WAM ABU DHABI, 21st May, 2013 (WAM): The final six European nations have booked their tickets to the FIFA Under 17 World Cup UAE 2013, after the UEFA ...
2013-05-20 21:46:06
Committee to follow up UAE Comprehensive Human Rights Report holds mee...
Abu Dhabi, 20 May 2013 (WAM) - The Permanent Committee to follow up the UAE Comprehensive Human Rights Report held its 13th meeting at the Ministry of...
2013-05-13 20:35:51
Gargash heads UAE delegation to first meeting of Mali Contact Group ( ...
WAM Abu Dhabi, May 13th, 2013 (WAM)-- Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs headed the UAE delegation in the first min...
2013-05-13 20:06:51
US House of Representatives Delegation Visits FNC...
WAM ABU DHABI, May 13th, 2013 (WAM)--Bi-partisan Congressional delegation from the US House of Representatives, today visited the Federal National Cou...
2013-05-13 17:42:36
Fujairah Ruler receives officials of Authority of Islamic Affairs...
WAM Fujairah, May 13th, 2013 (WAM) -- H. H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, received today in his P...
2013-05-13 17:26:21
African Media express wide interest in UAE...
WAM ABU DHABI, May 13t h, 2013 (WAM) -- African media is showing great interest in the UAE as a number of African newspapers across the continent tack...
2013-05-13 17:07:51
Gargash heads UAE delegation to first meeting of Mali Contact Group...
WAM Abu Dhabi, May 13th, 2013 (WAM)-- Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has led the UAE delegation to the first m...
2013-05-12 11:11:36
President of Cote d'Ivoire visits Doha...
WAM Doha, May 12th, 2013 (WAM)-- President of Cote d'Ivoire Alassane Dramane Ouattara started today an official visit to Qatar. According to Qatar New...
2013-05-08 11:38:06
UAE Embassy in Washington, DC Celebrates 37th anniversary of UAE's Arm...
WAM WASHINGTON, DC, May 8th, 2013 (WAM)-- The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Washington, D.C., has celebrated the 37th anniversary of the unif...
2013-05-08 01:15:06
United Arab Emirates rejoins UN World Tourism Organization...
WAM NEW YORK: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has rejoined the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) after 26 years of having left the enti...
2013-05-07 23:59:21
German President awards Order of Merit on Presidential Affairs Ministr...
WAM ABU DHABI: The Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany has been awarded to the Cultural Advisor at the UAE Pres...
2013-05-07 22:54:51
Somalia Conference London 2013 issues final communique...
WAM LONDON: Somalia made significant progress and security in Horn of African country is improving, as Somali and AMISOM ( African Union Mission in So...
2013-05-07 22:28:21
UAE pledges AED183 million in support to Somalia at Somalia Conference...
LONDON: The UAE has pledged AED183 million (US$50 million) in aid for Somalia. The UAE's pledge was announced at the Somalia Conference 2013 which was...
2013-05-07 11:08:51
UAE poet Shihab Ghanem awarded "Tagore Peace Award"...
WAM KOLKATA, 7th May, 2013 (WAM) -- Dr. Shihab Ghanem, UAE poet, translator of poetry and writer, is the first Arab national to be awarded the prestig...
2013-05-06 21:26:21
FNC condemns visit of Iran's Shura Council delegation to UAE's occupie...
Abu Dhabi, 6 May 2013 (WAM) - The Federal National Council has expressed condemnation and denunciation of the visit made recently by a delegation from...
2013-05-06 18:18:21
Abdullah bin Zayed condemns Tanzanian terror attack...
WAM ABU DHABI, 6th May 2013 (WAM)--The United Arab Emirates has condemned the terrorist explosion in a church in Arusha, northern Tanzania, that took ...
2013-05-06 17:28:07
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denounces Iran's Shura Council Delegation ...
WAM Abu Dhabi, May 6th, 2013 (WAM)--The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement denouncing in the strongest possible terms the visit paid b...
2013-05-06 14:30:54
Najib takes oath as Prime Minister of Malaysia...
WAM KUALA LUMPUR, 6th May, 2013 (WAM) -- Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak took the oath of office as prime minister of Malaysia before the Yang di-Pertuan A...
2013-05-06 14:34:21
MoFA discusses bilateral Relations with Australia...
WAM ABU DHABI, 6th May, 2013 (WAM)-- Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Tariq Ahmed Al Hayden received in his office the Australi...
2013-05-06 14:10:06
MoFA's Undersecretary receives Iranian Ambassador...
WAM ABU DHABI, 6th May, 2013 (WAM) --The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, received ...
2013-05-06 14:03:36
London: UAE Achievements in Development and Women's Empowerment...
WAM London , 6th May, 2013 (WAM)-- Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Development and International Co-operation, reviewed with a number...
2013-05-06 13:36:06
Austrian Ambassador praises Sharjah's support of UAE's culture and her...
WAM Sharjah, 6th May, 2013 (WAM)-- Peter Elsner-Mackay, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria expressed his admiration for Sharjah's contribution to e...
2013-05-06 12:31:06
UAE RCA discusses humanitarian assistances to Sri Lanka...
WAM ABU DHABI, 6th May, 2013 (WAM) -- Dr. Mohammed Atiq Al Falahi, Secretary General of the UAE Red Crescent Authority (UAE RCA) and Sri Lankan Minist...
2013-05-05 14:20:21
Japanese Academic delegation visits Khalifa University...
WAM Abu Dhabi, May 5th, 2013 (WAM) -- An academic delegation from several prominent Japan-based academic institutions recently visited Khalifa Univers...
2013-05-05 10:30:07
Abu Dhabi to Host Sales Meeting for French Mega Travel Network...
WAM ABU DHABI, 5th May, 2013 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi is to host the annual Business Travel Sales Force seminar of SELECTOUR AFAT - the largest network of F...
2013-05-04 16:38:51
Britain's beloved storyteller captivates children at Sharjah Children'...
WAM Sharjah, May 04th, 2013 (WAM) -- John Row, the enchanting Author and poet mesmerised children and adults alike, through his storytelling session a...
2013-05-04 09:34:36
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe succeeds in building bridges...
Abu Dhabi, 4 May 2013 (WAM) - The Japanese are trying to redefine their relationship with the UAE from being purely commercial to include a shared str...
2013-05-04 19:31:36
RAK Ruler receives Director-General of International Union for Conserv...
WAM Ras al-Khaimah, May 04th, 2013 (WAM)--H. H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras al-Khaimah received today at A...
2013-05-04 16:19:21
Energy Minister to visit Eretria...
WAM Abu Dhabi, May 04th, 2013 (WAM) -- Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy will lead tomorrow the UAE delegation to Eretri...
2013-05-04 13:43:36
Zayed Foundation DG, Sri Lankan minister discuss humanitarian projects...
Abu Dhabi, May 04th, 2013 (WAM) -- Director General of the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Ahmed Shabib Al Dhaheri ...
2013-05-02 00:02:22
UAE, UK review cooperation on humanitarian issues...
LONDON 1st May 2013 (WAM): UAE and British Ministers met here today to review opportunities for strengthening co-operation in international developmen...
2013-05-01 23:16:51
Mohamed bin Zayed meets Prime Minister of Japan...
Abu Dhabi, 1 May 2013 (WAM) - His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the U...
2013-05-01 22:33:06
Islam is a message of peace, Khalifa tells Charles...
LONDON, 1st May 2013 (WAM): President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan concluded his two-day state visit to the United Kingdom this aft...
2013-05-01 22:31:06
UAE President, the British Prime Minister hold talks...
LONDON, 1st May 2013 (WAM) - President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan today held talks with the British Prime Minister David Cameron ...
2013-05-01 22:26:51
Mohamed bin Zayed hosts reception for Japanese PM...
Abu Dhabi, 1 May 2013 (WAM) - His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the U...
2013-05-01 22:14:21
Khalifa lays wreath in Westminster Abbey...
LONDON, 1st May 2013 (WAM): President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan this afternoon laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior...
2013-05-01 22:06:21
Abu Dhabi's aabar Investments-owned Virgin Galactic completes 1st rock...
MOJAVE, Calif / ABU DHABI: On 29 April 2013, Virgin Galactic, the world's first commercial spaceline owned by Abu Dhabi's aabar Investments and the Vi...
2013-05-01 21:54:21
Mohammed bin Rashid receives Africa Global Business Forum participants...
DUBAI: Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum today received Amama Mbabazi, Prime Min...
2013-05-01 21:27:06
Mohammed bin Rashid visits Careers UAE expo...
DUBAI: Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum today visited the venue of the 7th edit...
2013-05-01 20:50:36
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed and UK Foreign Secretary William Hague welco...
WAM London, 1 May 2013 (WAM) - UK Foreign Secretary William Hague today welcomed the UAE Foreign Minister, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al N...
2013-05-01 20:56:21
Energy Min. discusses cooperation with Germany's Maersk, Winter Shell...
WAM ABU DHABI: Minister of Energy, Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Al Mazrouei today received Jakob Thomasen, CEO of Maersk Oil and Rainer Seele, CEO of Win...
2013-05-01 20:13:36
Mansour bin Zayed visits British Archive...
WAM LONDON, 1st May 2013 (WAM) H. H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of th...
2013-05-01 20:24:51
Mohammed bin Rashid makes Africa Global Business Forum annual event...
WAM DUBAI: Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has ordered the organisation of the...
2013-05-01 20:25:51
UAE and UK announce Dh 11.6 million joint funding for Somalia...
WAM LONDON, 1st May 2013 (WAM): Dh 11.6 million (?2 million) of joint funding to help Somalia tackle the issue of sexual violence in conflict is to be...
2013-05-01 20:30:39
Hazza bin Zayed receives Japanese Prime Minister...
WAM ABU DHABI: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived in the UAE starting a two-day official visit. The Japanese Prime Minister and his delega...
2013-05-01 17:23:51
Masdar and UK Green Investment Bank Form New Project Investment Allian...
WAM ABU DHABI: Today, Masdar and the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore project investment oppor...
2013-05-01 18:12:21
UAE, UK sign 2 MoUs on creation of Dialogue of Values and Qualificatio...
WAM LONDON, 1st May, 2013 (WAM)--The Governments of the United Arab Emirates and of the United Kingdom today signed two memoranda of understanding on ...
2013-05-01 15:52:52
UAE, Malaysia discuss strengthening cooperation of police work...
WAM Abu Dhabi, May 1st, 2013 (WAM)-- Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Shafar, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, today met with the Malaysian Amb...
2013-05-01 15:41:21
Maktoum bin Mohammed receives Ugandan premier...
WAM Dubai, May 1st, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai today received the Prime Minister of U...
2013-05-01 14:55:36
Gargash stresses symbolic and political dimensions of UAE President's ...
WAM London, May 1st, 2013 (WAM) -- Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, today underlined the importance of the historic v...
2013-05-01 14:02:51
UAE and UK announce Dh 11.6 million joint funding for Somalia...
WAM London, May 1st, 2013 (WAM) -- Dh 11.6 million (£2 million) of joint funding to help Somalia tackle the issue of sexual violence in conflict is to...
2013-05-01 12:33:21
Mild Earthquake hits Pakistan...
WAM ISLAMABAD, 1st May, 2013 (WAM) - A mild intensity earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit parts of north India and Pakistan on Wednesday...
2013-04-30 22:07:24
Energy minister meets President of Tatarstan...
Dubai, 30 April 2013 (WAM) - Energy Minister Suhail bin Mohamed Al Mazrouei attended today part of the annual investment forum, organised by the minis...
2013-04-30 16:46:36
MoFA discusses bilateral relations with Eritrea...
WAM Abu Dhabi, Apr 30th, 2013 (WAM) -- Abdullah Sulaiman Al Hamadi, Director of African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, today in his offic...
2013-04-30 16:42:21
President, VP congratulate Netherlands's King on National Day...
WAM Abu Dhabi, Apr 30th, 2013 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory cable to His Majesty King W...
2013-04-30 16:31:51
Abdullah bin Zayed sends note to his Azerbaijani counterpart...
WAM Abu Dhabi, 30th April 2013 (WAM) -- Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov has received a message from the UAE Foreign Minister, HH Sheikh ...
2013-04-30 13:30:06
Russian television celebrity: Abu Dhabi's "all-round" tourism proposit...
WAM Abu Dhabi, UAE. Tuesday 30th April, 2013: Russian television celebrity, Andrey Ponkratov - the popular host of My Planet TV's globe-trotting, week...
2013-04-30 13:12:21
Fresh push to revive Arab peace initiative produces possible "minor" l...
WAM WASHINGTON: The United States and a ministerial delegation representing the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative Follow-up Committee, on Monday, emphasised ...
2013-04-30 12:23:36
OPEC daily basket price at US$100.91 a barrel Monday, 29 April 2013...
WAM VIENNA: The price of OPEC basket of twelve crudes stood at US$100.91 dollars a barrel on Monday, compared with US$100.70 the previous Friday, acco...
2013-04-30 12:29:06
UN Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator Visits Shebaa...
WAM NEW YORK, April 30th, 2013 (WAM) -- UN Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator Robert Watkins has paid a visit to Shebaa, south Lebanon. "I am very ...
2013-04-30 12:21:06
UAE Ambassador meets Foreign Minister of Sri lanka...
WAM COLOMBO, April 30th, 2013 (WAM) -- Abdul Fattah Kazim Al-Mulla, UAE Ambassador to Colombo has met Professor G. L. Peiris, Foreign Minister of Sri ...
2013-04-30 12:16:21
Earthquake hits Portugal's Azores archipelago...
WAM Lisbon, April 30th, 2013 (WAM) -- A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6 struck in the Atlantic Ocean 38 miles (60 km) east of Ponta Delgada in Port...
2013-04-30 12:14:21
United Nations Security Council voices concern over situation in Darfu...
WAM NEW YORK , 30th Apr, 2013: The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Herve Ladsous, expressed concerns over the situ...
2013-04-30 11:37:21
UN marks Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Chemical Warfare...
WAM NEW YORK, April 30th, 2013 (WAM) -- The United Nations has marked the annual Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Chemical Warfare which is obser...
2013-04-30 11:09:37
Ban Ki-moon meets with head of the fact-finding mission on use of chem...
WAM NEW YORK, April 30th, 2013 (WAM) -- The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has met, here in New York with Ake Sellstrom, head of the fact-finding mi...
2013-04-30 11:27:36
Plants can moderate climate warming, new research shows...
WAM ABU DHABI: As temperatures warm, plants release gases that help form clouds and cool the atmosphere, according to research from IIASA and the Univ...
2013-04-30 10:09:10
UAE-UK: United in friendship, united in trade...
WAM ABU DHABI: President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan's visit to the United Kingdom is a testament to the deep and historic relatio...
2013-04-30 09:32:51
SMD signs MoU with State Museums of Berlin...
WAM SHARJAH, 30th April, 2013 (WAM) -- The Sharjah Museums Department (SMD) has signed a ground breaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the St...
2013-04-29 13:53:21
Abu Dhabi's Al Wathba Wetland Reserve declared as Ramsar Site...
WAM ABU DHABI: The Al Wathba Wetland Reserve in Abu Dhabi has been recognised internationally and declared as a Ramsar site, the first in the Emirate ...
2013-04-29 13:47:51
Nahyan attends Italian Embassy's reception...
WAM ABU DHABI: Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, and Chairman of the National Council of Tour...
2013-04-29 12:40:36
28.8 million internally displaced people worldwide in 2012, record hig...
WAM GENEVA, 29 APRIL 2013: The number of people internally displaced by armed conflict, violence and human rights violations at the end of 2012 was 28...
2013-04-29 11:41:09
OPEC daily basket price at US$100.70 a barrel Friday, 26 April 2013...
WAM VIENNA, 29th April 2013: The price of OPEC basket of twelve crudes stood at US$100.70 a barrel on Friday, 26th April, compared with US$99.89 the p...
2013-04-29 11:18:51
Jordan's King Abdullah II invites Indonesian President to visit Amman...
WAM JAKARTA: Jordan's King Abdullah II invited Indonesian President Su Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to visit Jordan to cement relations between the two co...
2013-04-29 10:45:21
Horseracing has played a major role in developing mutual relations bet...
WAM ABU DHABI: While it is difficult to gauge the exact contribution the Maktoum family has made to British sport by its investment in horseracing, it...
2013-04-29 09:19:37
UK-UAE relations 'growing ever stronger'...
WAM LONDON, 29th April 2013 (WAM) -- With the state visit by UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the United Kingdom due t...
2013-04-28 22:49:51
Hazza bin Zayed honours winners of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award...
Abu Dhabi, 28 April 2013 (WAM) - The Sheikh Zayed Book Award Ceremony, celebrated as the most important cultural event in the Arab region, took place ...
2013-04-28 20:54:21
MOFA statement on US State Department report on human rights in the UA...
WAM Abu Dhabi, 28 April 2013 (WAM) - The United Arab Emirates was disappointed by the US State Department s 2012 Report on Human Rights Practices in t...
2013-04-28 17:33:06
RAK Ruler receives Czech Environment Minister...
WAM RAS AL KHAIMAH, 28th Apr, 2013 (WAM) -- H. H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras al-Khaimah today received Cz...
2013-04-28 17:04:36
UAEU signs cooperation agreement with University of Castilla-La Mancha...
WAM AL AIN: The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) and the University of Castilla-La Mancha signed a mutual agreement for scientific research and ...
2013-04-28 09:38:51
IOM supports UAE Red Crescent at new Syrian refugee camp in Jordan...
WAM Geneva, 28th April 2013 (WAM) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is providing technical support to the United Arab Emirates (UAE...
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