iPhone | iPad
Android
Huawei
Seven years after Mosul was retaken, the streets truly come alive at nightfall, and residents are rediscovering the art of having a good time
KT APPDOWNLOAD
New ministers sworn in
AL AIN — Newly appointed ministers on Thursday took oath of office before the President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, here at the Al Rowdah Palace.
Present at the ceremony were Shaikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance and Industry, Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Shaikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister.
Also present were the Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative in the Eastern Region, Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Minister for Presidential Affairs, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a number of Sheikhs, ministers of the new government and senior officials.
The newly sworn-in ministers include, Foreign Trade Minister, Shaikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister for Cabinet Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Economy Minister,. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Labour Minister, Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobash, Justice Minister, Dr. Hadif Jowan Al-Dhahiri, Minister of Environment and Water, Dr. Rashid Ahmed bin Fahd, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, Obaid Humaid Al-Tayer, Minister of State, Dr. Maitha Salim Al-Shamsi, Minister of State, Dr. Khalifa Bukhait Al-Falasi and Minister of State, Reem Ibrahim Al Hashimi, The UAE President urged the new ministers to work hard and be loyal to their offices to contribute through the cabinet to the perfect execution of the strategy drawn by the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, H.H. Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. He expressed the hope that the strategy would be translated into action to achieve more progress and prosperity for the country.
“We repose our trust in you. We therefore hope you will stay focused while serving your country and people,” he said.
He also touched on the big boost women’s presence got in the new government. He said the increase in the number of women in the new cabinet reflects the vision of our nation in achieving the participation of more women in the shouldering of national responsibilities and in the nation building process.
He wished the new government great success. “We, our people and our nation look forward to getting more hard and good works from you for continuous development and progress to greater heights to consolidate the high reputation our country commands at the regional and international levels,” he said.
He thanked the former ministers who are out of the current cabinet for the great efforts they exerted in serving their nation and wished them success in their future careers.
The president took a group photograph with the new cabinet members and the prime minister and later held luncheon in their honour.
More news from
Triple champion Verstappen's lead over Norris was cut from 62 points to 59
In Pennsylvania, support for fracking has grown over the past decade
Prices have also surpassed the previous peaks of the last decade
Disney and DirecTV reach new licensing agreement
The supercomputer was developed to meet extreme data and computing scientific requirements
More than 30,000 workers began a strike on Friday
GAYA aims to build a blockchain system to support entrepreneurial projects in several sectors