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GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS - CABINET AFFAIRS
 Mohammed bin Rashid chairs Cabinet meeting
Posted on 16/09/2008
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai chaired in Abu Dhabi yesterday the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers.
Present at the Cabinet meeting was HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister.
During the meeting, the cabinet endorsed a memorandum submitted by HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs. The memo contained a wide-ranging appointments, promotions and transfer of diplomats at the
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 Cabinet issues decision to regulate import of palm trees
Posted on 10/07/2008
Cabinet issues decision to regulate import of palm trees
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai issued a decision yesterday, regulating import of palm trees to the UAE. Article 1 of the decision empowers the Minister of Environment and Water to ban import of palm trees or plants from any country where cases of red palm weevil or any palm diseases are registered. The ban can only be lifted by the minister if such diseases have ceased to
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 Mohammed bin Rashid chairs Cabinet meeting
Posted on 07/07/2008
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai chaired here yesterday the weekly session of the Council of Ministers held at the presidential palace.
The Cabinet endorsed the instruction of Sheikh Mohammed to allocate a budget to absorb about 3, 000 UAE national students at universities and colleges across the country next academic year. He also ordered admission of the students who could not register and enrol in study programmes at public
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 Mohammed bin Rashid chairs cabinet meeting
Posted on 16/06/2008
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai chaired in Abu Dhabi yesterday the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers. During the meeting, which was held at the Presidential Palace, the cabinet discussed a number of issues on its agenda.
The cabinet reviewed a number of recommendations by the Federal National Council and made the necessary decisions on them. It approved a cabinet draft resolution on blood transfusion system and
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![]() Cabinet approves new bylaws for private schools
Posted on 11/06/2008
The UAE Cabinet has approved new bylaws governing the operation and monitoring of private schools in the UAE, which expected to bring better quality and administrative leaps in the private education sector in the country.
According to Minister for Education, Dr Hanif Hassan, the new bylaws are in response to the strategic plan of Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum calling for the decentralisation of direct
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 Mohammed bin Rashid chairs cabinet meeting
Posted on 04/06/2008
Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in the presence of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, chaired the cabinet meeting on Tuesday at the Presidential Palace. The cabinet endorsed the guidelines on the country's drug monitoring system which will ensure the safety of all pharmaceutical products in UAE. The cabinet also approved the byelaw regulating the private education in the country.
The budgets of a
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 A high-profile and decorated scholar
Posted on 28/05/2008
Dr Maitha Salem al Shamsi, the Minister of State, has had a high-profile career committed to education and research. Earning her bachelor's degree in sociology from King Saud University in Riyadh, she graduated from Alexandria University in Egypt with a master's degree in 1988. Dr Shamsi then moved to Cairo, where she earned her doctorate at Ain Shams University in 1992.
For 15 years, she was involved with several research and educational organisations, which led to her appointment as Minister
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 Mohammed bin Rashid chairs Cabinet session
Posted on 19/05/2008
Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, presided over the Cabinet meeting held Sunday at Presidential Palace, in presence of Deputy Prime Minister HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The cabinet gave approval for the setting up of the national demographics authority, which will follow up and implement the demographic structure dossier in the country as per the directives of the cabinet.
The authority will also coordinate with
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 Cabinet gives green light for enacting pharmacology bill
Posted on 14/04/2008
The Federal Cabinet yesterday passed a federal draft law concerning the national centre for documents and research. Presided over by Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the council of minister discussed recommendations put forward by the Federal National Council (FNC) on general policies of the ministry of health. The cabinet gave its nod for drafting a federal bill on regulation of pharmaceutical products, profession
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 New UAE coat of arms approved
Posted on 24/03/2008
The Cabinet yesterday endorsed the new official coat of arms of the UAE, approved by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, WAM reported. Federal and local authorities should start using the new emblem from May 1 with a final deadline of December 31, the Cabinet said. It must be used on documents such as passports and driving licences when they get renewed. Instead of the Arabic dhow, which is in the middle of the old one, the new coat of arms displays the UAE flag
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 Mohammed bin Rashid chairs cabinet meeting
Posted on 24/03/2008
The Council of Ministers has lauded President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's decision to allocate Dh16 billion to develop infrastructure, new cities and roads in the northern emirates to boost progress and living standards in the UAE.
In a meeting held yesterday at the Presidential Palace under the chairmanship of Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the cabinet said the initiative reflected Sheikh
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 Vice President chairs Cabinet meeting; approves peaceful nuclear energy with France
Posted on 10/03/2008
Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, chaired the cabinet session yesterday at the Presidential Palace in presence of Deputies of Prime Minister Their Highnesses Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The council of ministers was briefed on components of the government liaison strategy. It endorsed appointments of the board chairpersons of agencies and federal institutions, among others, The
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 Mohammed bin Rashid chairs Cabinet session
Posted on 03/03/2008
Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum chaired the cabinet meeting in its new structure at the presidential palace.
HH Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister attended the cabinet meeting. Sheikh Mohammed welcomed the new ministers and thanked the former ministers, indicating that "the reshuffle is order of life. The former ministers discharged their
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 New ministers sworn-in
Posted on 23/02/2008
Newly appointed ministers Thursday took oath of office before President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, here at the Al Rowdah Palace.
Present at the ceremony were Deputy Prime Minister H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy
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 Khalifa appoints Cabinet Assistant Secretary General
Posted on 20/02/2008
President H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a federal decree appointing Mohammed Sultan Al-Abdali as Assistant Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet. The decree is retrospectively effective as of December 9th, 2007. Al Abdali was previously the head of legal department at the secretariat general of the cabinet. - Emirates News Agency, WAM
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