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UAE and Uzbekistan Forge Path for Stronger Bilateral Relations

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 In a significant stride toward enhancing international collaboration, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, engaged in a phone conversation with Bakhtiyor Saidov, the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan. The dialogue underscored the enduring friendship between the two nations and their shared ambition to foster closer ties across diverse sectors. Strengthening UAE-Uzbekistan Relations The conversation reflected the UAE's commitment to deepening its relationship with Uzbekistan, a partnership founded on mutual respect, common goals, and a shared vision for the future. Both diplomats highlighted the importance of exploring avenues for cooperation that would benefit their countries and citizens, focusing particularly on economic, trade, and investment opportunities. Strategic Cooperation for Mutual Growth During the discussion, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed and Bakhtiyor Saidov examined current areas o...

US to restrict visas of CHinese officials responsible for ‘eviscerating Hong Kong's freedoms’

On Friday, the United States took a stand on the Chinese officials infringing Hong Kong’s freedom when they announced that they will be restricting visas of these Chinese officials. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States would restrict visas for unspecified current and former officials of the Chinese Communist Party "who were responsible for eviscerating Hong Kong's freedoms." These officials who are being targeted by the US are allegedly responsible for undermining the high degree of autonomous status given to Hong Kong which Beijing promised before regaining control of the territory in 1997, Pompeo said. "The United States calls on China to honor its commitments and obligations in the Sino-British Joint Declaration," Pompeo said in a statement, calling for protections of "freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly." Last year saw massive pro-democracy wars in Hong Kong demanding for ‘their freedom’ and China to be ousted f...

Corona cases decreased to less than 1% in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi city has been confirmed to contain the coronavirus spread as the number of positive COVID-19 cases has been decreased to 1%. According to a report in the UAE voice, Musaffah Survey Campaign is the reason for such fast action and revival of the city and the Abu Dhabi office states that this campaign led by the Department of Health-Abu Dhabi ensured the the healthcare arrival to all the social segments and providing support to nearly every UAE residents including the provision of free medical examination for more than 570,000 resident workers, and surveying about 2730 buildings. There was na official announcement from the end of the UAE ministry of Health and Prevention and the UAE National crisis disaster management cooperation that national survey campaign, Musaffah Survey Campaign’ have achieved this feat, that is a remarkable decline in the number of coronavirus cases, to reach less than 1% in the Abu Dhabi city of UAE and the campaign looks forward for the the s...

Dubai residents can fly back but only with approval

      Coronavirus positive cases are increasing with the speed of a rat but some countries have successfully controlled the number of cases and one such country is Dubai. The country has seen a decrease in the registered cases of COVID-19 and feels that this is the right time to open the way back for its residents.  Although this is a development towards normalising the situation to what it was before the pandemic hit, there are certain steps that have been taken to ensure the safety of the nation. For example- Only those with a Dubai-issued residency visa are eligible. ‘’You will get an instant response if your application has been approved. If the application cannot be processed at this time, you can try at a later stage,’’ Emirates said in an updated section on its website. It was further added that tickets are to be booked only after you have received approval. During this process you will be required to submit the GDRFA application number upon which your a...