Local News

Local news from the United Arab Emirates.

• UAE Has Fulfilled Aspirations of Residents (Khaleej Times)

  DUBAI - Juma Al Majed, Chairman of the Dubai Economic Council (DEC), has said the UAE Federation has fulfilled the aspirations of residents, both nationals and expatriates, by achieving progress and prosperity.

• Germany to meet China and UAE (FIFA)

  Germany's preparations for South Africa 2010 will include friendlies against China and the UAE in 2009, team manager Oliver Bierhoff has announced.

• Report highlights educational equality in UAE (Khaleej Times)

  DUBAI - The UAE has stressed the importance of educational equality and recalled that it allocated 23 per cent of last year’s Dh42.2-billion budget to schools in its report on human rights.

• UAE & MSIA TO FURTHER PROMOTE INVESTMENT & TRADE THROUGH JOINT COMMITTEES (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

  KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia are working hard to further promote investment and trade between the two countries through the setting up of joint committees.

• UAE firm acquires North Sea oil fields (New Kerala)

  Abu Dhabi, Dec 3: The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (Taqa) has announced that its subsidiary, Taqa Bratani, has completed a deal to buy seven oil fields in the northern North Sea from Shell UK and Esso Exploration and Production Ltd, WAM reported Wednesday.

• President chairs Federal Supreme Council meeting

  President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sunday chaired the meeting of the Federal Supreme Council which was held in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and

• The Supreme Council of the Federation ratifies amendments of some articles of constitution

  The Supreme Council of the Federation has endorsed today in its meeting the amendments of some articles in the constitution.
  The meeting was chaired by President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in presence of Vice President and Prime Minis

• President honours winners of Emirates award

  President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan honoured winners of the Emirates Appreciation Award for Science, Arts, and Literature.
  List of the honoured included Dr Jamal Sanad Al Suwaidi, winner of the Emirates Award for Studies '&'

• UAE fetes 37th National Day anniversary in Gala reception in Seoul

  Seoul - UAE Ambassador to Korea Abdulla Al-Maainah hosted a reception at Hotel Lotte in downtown Seoul on yesterday to celebrate the country's 37th National Day anniversary.
  More than 500 plus well-wishers representing three branches of the Sout

• Air bridge trips transporting UAE nationals home from Thailand surged to five

  A number of Air bridge trips transporting the UAE nationals home from Thailand surged from three to five trips. The move is in line with the instructions from President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
  Earlier three planes arrived in the UA