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, South Africa look to boost trade, investment opportunities

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High-level talks between the UAE and South Africa were conducted on Wednesday to expand potential for investment and commerce between the two countries. The two sides also looked into ways to encourage growth in crucial industries including logistics, food production, tourism, and energy.

Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, and Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan, Minister of Public Enterprises, met with Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, who is leading a delegation of UAE government officials and business leaders.

The two sides talked about ways to improve their relationship, encourage private sector engagement, create new collaborative ventures and programs, and promote economic growth that would benefit both parties during the meeting.

Dr. Al Zeyoudi also had a meeting with South Africa's Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, to discuss the challenges of climate mitigation, private sector engagement, and the UAE's hosting of COP28 in November and December, which aims to foster global agreement on these crucial issues.

Al Zeyoudi stated that the UAE is anxious to form alliances with countries that share its values in order to spur growth, bolster supply chains, and open up new investment avenues.

The UAE is taking brave measures to rethink its economy in the face of global difficulties, and trade is essential to achieving our goals of accelerating economic diversification, fostering long-term, sustainable growth, and luring new types of investment.

"We are also at the forefront of a new era of global trade, championing multilateralism and pioneering the use of technology to drive new efficiencies and enhance access to the global trading system," added Al Zeyoudi.

South Africa has the potential to play a significant role in these initiatives, according to him, as the UAE's second-largest trading partner in Africa, accounting for 8% of the nation's overall non-oil trade with the region.

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