UAE’s Lifeline to Lebanon: 18th Aid Plane Delivers Vital Medical Supplies Amidst Crisis

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  The United Arab Emirates has dispatched its 18th aid aircraft carrying 40 tonnes of essential medical supplies to Lebanon as part of the “UAE Stands with Lebanon” campaign. This ongoing initiative, launched in early October, aims to provide critical food, medical, and shelter supplies to the Lebanese population, who continue to face severe hardships due to ongoing conflict. In close collaboration with international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), UAE humanitarian organizations are playing a pivotal role in delivering life-saving aid to Lebanon’s vulnerable communities. The campaign is a direct response to the directives of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with further guidance from His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister, and under the l
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UAE assures that investments in Israel are not politically driven

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From the moment Israel and the UAE announced that they will be normalising relations with each other, people were quick to jump to conclusion and blame UAE that they are doing it for their personal benefits. One such instance was when UAE planned to invest in Israel’s projects.

People started pointing out that it was in fact, a politically motivated move. But clarifying all those allegations, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, the Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, announced that the investments prospects worth $10 billion in Israel are commercially driven and have no political motives behind them.

He stressed that the announcement of the investment program is in line with all the other UAE initiatives that are aimed at looking for opportunities all around the world. On Tuesday, the minister refuted all the claims of the investment program being politically motivated. “We are at a very early stage in studying the laws and policies in Israel,”he said.

He added that the UAE is also establishing certain rules which will ensure bilateral agreements and noted that they need to be in place to support and protect our investments. “The UAE has a long history and rich track record in making the right investments in the right locations, based on the commercial assessment of that market,” he noted.

The allegations started after the UAE announced last week that it will study the climate of Israel and are looking for opportunities to invest $10 billion which will be diverted into different sectors like energy, manufacturing, water, space, health care and agriculturally influenced technology.

He also highlighted that it is very soon to judge what is going around while also indicating that there is no hurry as there are a number of matters that need to be taken care of ahead of the final call on investment.

Sr Al Jaber said that UAE is looking at interesting and attracting investment opportunities all around the world and is waiting for the right locations. He stressed that there are numerous opportunities in different markets and the UAE is continuing to evaluate them on the basis of ‘strategic merits’ as well as their commercial value. 

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