Day: February 7, 2023

DUBAI, Dubai Land Department (DLD) is participating in the 19th International Property Show, a platform for selling real estate to local and international markets. The show takes place from 12th to 14th February, 2023 at Dubai World Trade Centre.

DLD will showcase its updated vision, mission, and plan for 2026 and launch new initiatives. All investors and property stakeholders are invited to attend the show, which features exhibitions, conferences, think tanks, start-up activities, workshops, and opportunities to meet developers from around the world.

The International Property Show attracts over 12,000 visitors annually and showcases over 100 real estate exhibitors from 40 countries.

Source: Emirates News Agency

ABU DHABI, The UAE humanitarian arm and a number of ministries have called for participation in the “Bridges of Good” campaign to assist in gathering and assembling relief supplies for quake-ravaged Türkiye and Syria.

The call, made by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) Authority in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) and the Ministry of Community Development, is part of the UAE’s efforts to stand by people plagued by the recent massive quake in the two countries by providing immediate humanitarian supplies.

The campaign will begin with the packaging of the initial aid on February 11th from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 pm at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) and the Dubai Exhibition Centre, at Expo City Dubai.

Starting on February 12, the ERC and the partnering UAE humanitarian and charitable organisations will directly collect donations in cash and in kind over the course of two weeks.

The campaign, organised by the ERC in collaboration with charitable and humanitarian organisations in the UAE, calls on all facets of the UAE society to support this voluntary effort to gather and mobilise humanitarian relief supplies in solidarity with the affected Syrian and Turkish families.

Those interested in contributing to the campaign can register via: volunteers.ae.

Source: Emirates News Agency

DUBAI, Following consultations with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced a federal cabinet reshuffle that include new ministers and top officials.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: “With the support of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and following consultation, we announce today a cabinet reshuffle within the federal government, appointing Shamma Al Mazrui as Minister of Community Development in the UAE”.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid added: “We also announce that Salem bin Khalid Al Qassimi, is appointed Minister of Culture and Youth… Salem was the UAE’s UNESCO delegate. We announce that Hessa Buhumaid and Noura Al Kaabi will now serve as Minister of State”.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said: “We announce that Maryam Al Hammadi, Secretary-General of the UAE Cabinet, is appointed Minister of State. Maryam has led distinguished efforts at the UAE Cabinet in following up on all new developmental governmental legislations. We expect more from her during the coming period”.

Sheikh Mohammed added: “We announce the appointment of Omar bin Sultan Al Olama as Director-General of the Prime Minister’s Office in addition to his current duties as Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence. And the appointment of Abdullah Nasser Lootah as Chairman of the Competitiveness Council and in charge of the government knowledge exchange files.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said: “We express thanks and appreciation to Hessa Bu Hamid and Noura Al Kaabi for their sincere efforts, They will be assigned new duties. We wish the new ministers success in their tasks. We are always optimistic about the most beautiful future for the UAE”.

The cabinet changes included appointing Her Excellency Shamma bint Suhail Faris Al Mazrui as Minister of Community Development, His Excellency Khalid Al Qassimi as Minister of Culture and Youth and Her Excellency Maryam Al Hammadi, Secretary-General of the UAE Cabinet, as Minister of State.

The changes also included the appointment of His Excellency Omar bin Sultan Al Olama as Director-General of the Prime Minister’s Office in addition to his current duties as Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications and His Excellency Abdullah Nasser Lootah as Chairman of the Competitiveness Council and in charge of the government knowledge exchange files.

Source: Emirates News Agency

Final prayers were offered Tuesday in Karachi for Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s late president and military ruler.

The service at the grounds of a military complex took place hours after Musharraf’s body was flown by a special jet to the southern port city from Dubai, where he and his family spent his final years in self-imposed exile. Among those in attendance were former military chiefs Qamar Javed Bajwa, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Aslam Beg.

Current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif did not attend, but issued a message of condolence on Twitter: “I offer my condolences to the family of General (rtd) Pervez Musharraf. May the departed soul rest in peace!”

Musharraf was laid to rest in a military graveyard in Karachi.

The 79-year-old Musharraf died Sunday in Dubai from amyloidosis, a rare disease in which an abnormal protein builds up in organs, causing them to malfunction. He came to power in October 1999 after overthrowing democratically elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the current prime minister’s brother, in a bloodless coup.

His efforts to root out corruption initially won him widespread popular support, which grew as Pakistan’s economy flourished on the back of foreign assistance that the country received for supporting the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan that toppled the ruling Taliban in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington. But his support of the U.S. grew increasingly unpopular as Pakistan suffered a rise in militancy and terrorism from local groups that supported the Afghan Taliban.

As his rule went on, major political parties remained suppressed, thousands of political opponents were arrested, and the freedom of the media and judiciary was curbed.

The assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007, and his suspension of Pakistan’s constitution that same year, further eroded Musharraf’s political standing. He resigned as president in 2008 and left Pakistan the next year.

Musharraf was tried in absentia for treason in 2013 and sentenced to death six years later. The punishment was struck down in 2020.

Source: Voice of America