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 President Sheikh Mohamed exchanges Ramadan greetings with Arab leaders

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The President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, sent a cable of Ramadan 2023 greetings to other Arab leaders, as the holiest month of Islam began in the UAE on Thursday.
The UAE President spoke with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Jordan's King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi, and Tunisia's President Kais Saied. The UAE President congratulated other Arab leaders on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.
According to the WAM news agency, His Highness SheikhMohamed called for “peace and harmony” for people across the world. Arab leaders expressed their hopes for prosperity in Arab countries.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, also sent and received messages to mark the beginning of Ramadan 2023. He wrote on Twitter, “All congratulations to the people of the UAE and all Arab and Islamic peoples on the occasion of Ramadan.”
Muslims across the UAE attended the first morning prayers of the holy month of Ramadan on Thursday. During the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan in the UAE, the fasting hours would be 13 hours and 43 minutes. The fasting hours would be about 14 hours and 45 minutes around Ramadan 15. By the time the holy month ends, the fasting hours would have increased to about 46 minutes longer than on the first.
Ramadan is the most auspicious time of the year for Muslims. It is the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic Hijri calendar. Muslims mark Ramadan as a month of hope, happiness, prayers, and fasting.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) of the UAE reduced the working hours for private-sector employees by two for the holy month of Ramadan. The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) also reduced the working hours for federal authorities during Ramadan. 

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