Dubai, 19 Nov. 2008 - Economy Minister H. E. Sultan bin Saeed Al mansouri today announed the launch of the Ministry's new strategic plan for 2008-2010.

Dubai, 19th Nov. 2008 -- Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum swore in today in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai 26 judges of the Dubai cassation court at a ceremony held at Zabeel Palace.

The new judges pledged to administer justice, respect laws and discharge their duty with complete integrity and loyalty.

Sheikh Mohammed urged the judges to keep away from the government routine while examining cases and do their best to pronounce verdicts on them as quickly as possible so as to serve interests of people and save time.

Dubai, 19th Nov. 2008 -- The infamous US prison in Cuba, Guantanamo Bay, had never been a huge campaign issue for Barack Obama, the incoming US president, a UAE daily paper commented.

''It was not at least the most important issue of the campaign for the Democratic presidential candidate. There were far more serious issues like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and of course the bigger issue of current economic mess at home,'' wrote Khaleej Times in its editorial.

New Delhi, Nov 19, 2008 - India and Egypt, once partners in developing Helwan HA-300 and Marut aircraft, will cooperate in "peaceful" ventures in outer space.

A Joint Communique issued at the end of three-day visit of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, released simultaneously here and in Cairo, said that the two countries signed five agreements to boost bilateral ties in trade, health, technical cooperation and security.

Dubai, 19 November, 2008  - In line with its policy of supporting and encouraging UAE national students, DP World - UAE Region is providing full scholarships for Emirati students to attend the University of Dubai's College of Business or College of Information Technology.

The marine terminal operator has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Dubai that will see students pursuing majors in Accounting or Finance or pursuing majors in Computing and Information System being awarded scholarships.

Dubai, 18th Nov. 2008 -- Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum received today CEO of Russian Technologies State Corporation Sergei Chemezov.

Sheikh Mohammed and his guest took stock of the global economic situation and the role of governments in anchoring national economies in line with a new long term approach based on balanced policy and capable of crafting a remedy to ills of the international financial order.