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The First Regional Conference on Arabic Content and Social Media in Governments and Private Sectors on Sunday launched the first Arab united e-government website from the UAE.

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Under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Shaikh Khalifa Government Excellence Programme (SKGEP) will organise the award-giving ceremony for the second cycle of Emirates Government Service Excellence Award and Emirate Award for Distinguished Government Performance on May 13.

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Companies in Dubai will be required to appoint safety officers accredited by the emirate’s municipality to avoid worksite accidents, a senior official said on Sunday.

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No company, whether big or small, will get exemption from fines imposed for violations of labour rules, according to the Ministry of Labour.

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The Council of the League of Arab States reiterated Arabs’ firm stance of fully backing the UAE’s full sovereignty over its three islands, Abu Mousa, the Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb, including their regional waters, airspace, continental shelf and their exclusive economic zone, as integral parts of the UAE.

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The UAE was elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) for a three-year term from January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2015.

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UAE Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met his Portuguese counterpart Paulo Portas on Friday and discussed with him bilateral relations and ways to enhance them in all fields.

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The United Arab Emirates was elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) for a 3-year term from January 01, 2012 to December 31, 2015.

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Three roads in Ajman have been named after the occupied islands of the UAE and signboards to this effect have been installed.

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