H.E. Maktoum Bin Butti Al Maktoum Director of MOFA Dubai Office met with H.E. Mahamat Maouloud Izzadine, Consul General of Chad in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, and received his credentials.

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to Governor-General of Barbados Sandra Mason, on the occasion of her country's Independence Day, which is marked on 30th November.

Prime Minister Najib Mikati of Lebanon arrived in the country today to attend the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28).

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed during a phone call with Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, the latest developments in the Middle East region and efforts to protect the lives of all civilians from the repercussions of the current crisis.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that the UAE-Bahrain ties have deep-rooted historical relations established by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, engaged in a phone call with Hanke Bruins Slot, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, to discuss the evolving situation in the Middle East and the urgent need to amplify humanitarian efforts for the affected civilians in Gaza.

The Federal Supreme Council today unanimously elected His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as President of the United Arab Emirates.

Two humanitarian aid flights ordered by Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to transport much needed aid to Sudan and Ethiopia have reached Khartoum and Addis Ababa.

The UAE, through its humanitarian arm the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, has provided urgent relief aid to the families in the Governorate of Shabwa as part of the efforts to normalise life in Yemen.