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Valuable concise reference source on the UAE,
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Natural history of the UAE,
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Report by National US Arab Chamber of Commerce on the UAE. Vol XV, No 3, June 2007. Includes analysis of UAE economy. |
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GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS - INTERNATIONAL AID
 UAE President orders sending rescue team to Afghanistan
Posted on 08/10/2008
President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has issued instructions on dispatching a rescue team, including 56 first-aid men and experts, to Afghanistan to assist in rescue operations in the wake of earthquake, which hit Afghanistan Sunday.
The well-equipped team is headed by Lt. Colonel Mohammed Abdullah Al Nuaimi, head of the technical rescue and quick intervention section. The team left for Kabul with highly trained police sniffer dogs to help trace survivors of the calamity.
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![]() UAERCA takes relief to quake victims in Kyrgyzstan
Posted on 08/10/2008
The Red Crescent Authority of UAE (UAERCA) has started relief operations in Kyrgyzstan, after a massive earthquake hit the central Asian country's southern provinces.
RCA volunteers on ground are supplying the quake victims with food, cloth, blankets and other essential relief goods.
The earthquake, which measured 6.6, took the lives of 70 people and levelled a remote mountain village, compelling hundreds of families to flee the region. The quake was centered about 50 miles west of the
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![]() UAE to dispatch urgent relief to Algerian flood-victims
Posted on 06/10/2008
The UAE will rush urgent relief to flood-hit population in Algeria. Living conditions of people have been deteriorating due to flash floods, which swept the southern Algerian oasis province of Ghardaia, killing 55 people, injuring hundreds of people and washing away more than 4000 houses and rendering their dwellers homeless.
Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Red Crescent Authority (RCA) H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed the RCA to implement humanitarian programme to
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 Generous Hands conducts delicate surgeries in Eritrea
Posted on 06/10/2008
Surgeons of 'The Generous Hands Initiative", a UAE medical charity organisation, has operated on scores of poor children in Eritrea who were suffering from congenital deformities, eye diseases and injuries caused by accidents.
The team, which is made up of elite of world prominent surgeons and pediatricians, is visiting Asmara to conduct these sensitive operations at the invitation of the Eritrean health minister.
Flock of underprivileged children from all parts of Eritrea have turned out to
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![]() RCA relief plane arrives in Mauritania
Posted on 30/09/2008
The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) plane, carrying 35 tonnes of humanitarian aid, arrived yesterday in Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, to assist the needy. The aid includes rice, flour, oil, sugar and dates, as well as children food.
The RCA Board Chairman HH Dr Ali bin Abdullah Al Ka'abi, said the shipment is "in line with continuous humanitarian programme, which target the needy category in Mauritania. It coincides with Eid Al Fitr to ease burden on the needy".
He noted that the reports
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 UAE's Dubai Cares, MBRF highlighted as philanthropic, innovative solutions to global challenges
Posted on 29/09/2008
Through its involvement in the annual Clinton Global Initiative, Dubai reaffirms its commitment to changing people's lives for the better and to shape their communities by equipping them with world-class knowledge, education, willpower, confidence, and most importantly, hope, said H.E Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State and Dubai Cares Chairperson of the Board of Directors.
Al Hashimy's remarks were made during the Education Working Group Luncheon on the second day of the 2008 Annual
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![]() UAE Embassy in Damascus hands out Eid clothing to 250 children
Posted on 29/09/2008
Damascus - Embassy of the UAE in Damascus has handed out Eid clothing donated by Red Crescent Authority to 250 eligible orphaned Palestinian and Syrian children in Damascus. Ambassador Dr. Yusuf Al-Medfa' who oversaw the distribution of gifts at orphanages in Damascus hailed RCA as an active humanitarian player in the Arab region and worldwide. Officials at the beneficiary orphanages expressed appreciation for the generous gesture of the UAE under the generous leadership of President H.H Sheikh
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 RCA to rush 35 tones of foodstuff to Mauritania
Posted on 26/09/2008
A Red Crescent relief plane will leave to Mauritania within the couple of days to offer humanitarian aid to the poor population there. Dr. Ali Abdullah Al Ka'abi, Chairman of the Red Crescent Authority (RCA), said the plane would carry 35 tones of food items which will be distributed to underprivileged population.
He said the consignment, ordered by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and RCA President, is composed of food packages for children like baby powder milk
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![]() MBRMC, LIFE provide relief to those displaced by the hurricanes in US
Posted on 23/09/2008
As part of its ongoing efforts to alleviate human suffering, LIFE for Relief and Development is partnering with the Dubai-based Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Charity (MBRMC) to assist the victims of Hurricanes Ike and Gustav.
LIFE and MBRMC are providing emergency food and shelter to those displaced by the hurricanes. LIFE staff and volunteers are in Houston, TX working to provide emergency food, water and ice to victims and are themselves facing difficulties due to shortages of gasoline and
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 Khalifa offers Dh 200 mn for Afghanistan's reconstruction
Posted on 22/09/2008
President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has donated Dh 200 million to Afghanistan as part of his effort to ease suffering of Afghani people. The grant will be used to build infrastructures to assist the Afghani people tap their energy and resources for reconstruction on one hand and contribute to ongoing efforts for restoring security and stability on the other.
The president directed the Khalifa bin Zayed Charity Foundation to coordinate with the competent Afghani authorities to
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 UNHCR and RCA hail Sheikha Fatima's initiative to launch refugee women and children fund
Posted on 16/09/2008
Under the patronage of HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, the UN Refugee Agency and its partner the United Arab Emirates Red Crescent Authority (RCA) are launching a major fund raising campaign to help refugee and displaced women and children around the world.
The "Sheikha Fatima Fund for Refugee Women" campaign was launched today coinciding with the Holy month of Ramadan to kick off a fund raising effort benefiting refugee women and children in displacement. The campaign proceeds will support
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 Khalifa Foundation distributes Iftar meals
Posted on 15/09/2008
The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation continues the distribution of Iftar meals to the needy Palestinians in Syria and underprivileged families to help them meet the challenges during the holy month of Ramadan.
The kind gesture was in line with the directives from H.H Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Foundation and Minister of Presidential Affairs.
Since the beginning of Ramadan, a total of 9000 Iftar food parcels have been handed out in Palestinian refugee
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 UAE's MBRF offers scholarships to Arab students
Posted on 14/09/2008
In keeping with their vision of supporting Arab talents and encouraging them to benefit from existing learning opportunities in the region, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation and the Dubai School of Government announced that they have reached an agreement according to which the Foundation will offer a number of scholarships to students seeking to enroll a Master of Public Administration at the Dubai School of Government.
CEO of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation Dr. Rima
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![]() RCA on ground in Egypt to help victims of mountain slide
Posted on 12/09/2008
UAE's Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has sent a relief team to Egypt for on-ground operations to help victims of the massive landslide at Jabal Muqattam.
The Mountain, with a large emerald treasure underneath, came down on the people living in the valley, killing several people and forcing thousands to flee the area.
RCA distributed among the families essential relief supplies, which included food, medicine, drinking water and blankets.
Secretary General of the RCA Dr. Saleh Al Thae said that
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 RCA and UNRWA sign agreement to help Palestinian orphans
Posted on 11/09/2008
The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) and the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) signed an agreement yesterday to sponsor Palestinian orphaned children.
The agreement is part of a wider and long-term cooperation between the two sides to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian refugees. The agreement was signed on behalf of RCA by its Secretary General Dr. Saleh Al Taei and on behalf of UNRWA by Ambassador Peter Ford.
Shortly after signing the agreement, the two
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