iPhone | iPad
Android
Huawei
Mass arrests as demonstrations spread from Columbia and Yale to other US universities
KT APPDOWNLOAD
New projects earmarked for W. Region
LIWA — The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has said that new concepts of development would not affect delivery of basic services to the citizens.
In remarks during a meeting with natives of the Western Region here yesterday Shaikh Khalifa assured his audience that new projects encompassing the sectors of real-estate, tourism and services would be executed in the Western Region in accordance with new concepts of development.
These projects, he said, would be implemented in a manner that would add value to the national economy.
“The projects would bring new investment opportunities to citizens of the area”, he said.
After listening to the needs of the citizens, Shaikh Khalifa stressed the need to train the youth of the area so as to cope with the nature of projects that are being implemented.
With adequate training and skills, he said, the young men and women of the Western Region would be able to make creative initiatives in taking up opportunities availed by the new projects.
Attracting investments
“Nowadays, it is not only cities that are attracting larger populations. New areas are also attracting investments, thanks to their competitive edge. The government would encourage any initiatives by the private sector to invest in these areas”, the President said.
For their part, the citizens of the Western Region expressed their happiness to have met with Shaikh Khalifa.
They hailed the opportunity given to them as quintessential of Shaikh Khalifa, whose leadership, they said, knows no barrier with the citizens.
They also hailed the fact that Shaikh Khalifa’s visit coincided with the launch of new projects in the Western Region.
The meeting was attended by General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Shaikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser, and Lt-General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Interior.
A number of other shaikhs and senior officials were also present.
More news from
The 12-year-old came to Osaka Tennoji Zoo in 2017 from Mexico, where officials attested on customs documents that the then five-year-old was male
About 110 migrants were crowded onto the small boat when panic broke out: Prefecture
‘A significant number of cars damaged during last week’s rains may not be covered for natural disasters such as flooding’
As normalcy resumes at the airport, a few volunteers would continue to be stationed at the airport for a few more days
Thousands of employees across the aviation sector worked together to restore operations and support guests at both DXB and DWC
With their luggage missing, the youngsters entered the competition without their UAE jerseys — but what they didn’t lack was the motivation to perform for the country
Addition of A380 significantly boosts Etihad's capacity in the US market, providing connections to Middle East and Indian subcontinent
