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Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, left, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, second left, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, third left, and Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, fourth left, attend Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court – Abu Dhabi

Mohammed bin Zayed: External Plans Targeting Bahrain will Fail

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 14, 2017 | Middle East

ABU DHABI – Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Monday with Crown Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The two officials discussed bilateral ties and the means to...

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Shuaa Capital to Acquire Two Financial Firms

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 13, 2017 | Business

Dubai- Shuaa Capital, headquartered in UAE, is to acquire two financial firms: Integrated Capital and Integrated Securities. The acquisition still awaits required approvals including these of the Emirati organizational authorities, stated Shuaa Capital. It also...

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UN Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed meets with GCC Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani (KUNA)

Five-sided Meeting in London on Yemen’s Political Solution

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Mar 10, 2017 | Middle East

London – Foreign ministers of five countries are expected to meet in London on Monday to discuss prospects of a political settlement to the crisis in Yemen. UN Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed will brief the attendees on the outcome of his latest meetings with...

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United Arab Emirates’ Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy attends the opening meeting of the Arab Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the South Sinai governorate, south of Cairo, March 28, 2015. Arab League heads of state are holding a two-day summit to discuss a range of conflicts in the region. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

UAE Expects 4% Growth in 2017

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 8, 2017 | Business

Abu Dhabi – Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE’s minister of Economy, has expected that the national economy will achieve a growth rate of between 3.5 to 4 percent in 2017, amid an accelerated activity in vital economic sectors and growth of investment...

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Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq during commemoration in his honor in Beirut. (NNA)

Mashnouq Hails Saudi Arabia, UAE Roles towards Lebanon

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 6, 2017 | Middle East

Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq prioritized the need “to preserve Lebanon and the Lebanese people during the period of transition” the region is passing through, while highlighting the positive role Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates play in Lebanon. He...