Abu Dhabi

President receives Bahraini Speaker

Abu Dhabi, Dec. 01st, 2008 (WAM)--President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, received today at Al Bateen Palace in presence of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Bahraini Speaker Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Dharani and the delegation accompanying him.

Sheikh Khalifa welcomed the Bahraini official and lauded progress being experienced by Bahrain Kingdom in all fields under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Eisa, of Bahrain Kingdom.

He stressed the played by the parliament in Bahrain and depth of the historic relations between the peoples of the UAE and Bahrain, as well as ways of upgrading them.

UAE achievements speak for themselves : Tahnoun

Sheikh Tahnoun bin MohammedAbu Dhabi, 1st Dec. 2008 -- HH Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Representative of the Ruler in the Eastern Region, said the historical achievements of the UAE during 37 years of the Federation do speak for themselves.

"The proclamation of the UAE federation stands out as the most important landmark in the history of the nation", he added.

"December 2nd is the greatest day in the history of the UAE because it marks the real birth of our country and the great epic which yielded a great solid federation", he noted.

UAE has its own development formula : Hamdan

Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi, 1st Dec. 2008 -- H. H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, made the following statement to Dir? Al Watan magazine on the occasion of the UAE's 37th national day.

UAE partakes Follow-up Int'l Conference on Financing for Development

Sultan Saeed Al MansouriABU DHABI, Nov. 29th, 2008: UAE Minister of Economy Sultan Saeed Al Mansouri is leading the UAE delegation "The Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus" which started today in Doha, Qatar.

Social unrest and political instability likely fron financial crisis: Ban Ki-moon

Ban condemns deadly twin attacks in Pakistan ABU DHABI, Nov. 29th, 2008: Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Kin-moon today warned against social unrest and political instability arising from the current
global financial crisis and are likely to exacerbate all other problems facing humanity.

The financial crisis, which has hit all nations and "has brought an abrupt end to a long era of global growth, compounds other major threats: climate change, food insecurity,
the terrible persistence of extreme poverty," remarked Ki-moon.

FNC speaker welcomes media criticism

Federal National Council Abu Dhabi, Nov 29th, 2008 Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC) Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Ghurair underscored the importance of the role the local media plays in keeping a close watch on the general state of affairs in the country. He also commented on the media interest in the FNC activities, saying that it emanates from the social responsibility of the press.

Al Ghurair welcomed the constructive criticism of the functioning of FNC by the media, and said that those criticisms will fortify the legislative and supervisory roles the FNC assumes.

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