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Late-Night Explosion Rocks Dubai Port
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7 Jul 2021
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) A container ship anchored in Dubai at one of the world’s largest ports caught fire late Wednesday, causing an explosion that sent tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates, authorities said.
The Twitter post from Dubai’s state-run media office said the fire occurred on a ship at the huge Jebel Ali Port, which sits in the Persian Gulf on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula.
Authorities posted a video of firefighters dousing giant shipping containers. Flames could be seen rising in the background as emergency services hosed down the area.
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Ahmed bin Mohammed: Developing a unified and comprehensive media strategy
July 4, 2021 by archyde Dubai (WAM) His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, presided over the first meeting of the Council with its new formation, which was approved a few days ago by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, marking the start of a new phase. From the media work in Dubai, during which the emirate continues its path as a developed media center with its governmental, Arab and international media institutions, which chose Dubai as the headquarters of its activities in the region.
83 million people worldwide benefited from Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives’ AED1.2 billion humanitarian, social projects in 2020
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DUBAI, 3rd May, 2021 (WAM) More than 83 million people in 82 countries benefited from Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives’ (MBRGI) humanitarian and social projects in 2020, the foundation’s annual report has revealed.
Amid the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, MBRGI, the region’s largest philanthropic foundation, carried out AED1.2 billion worth of humanitarian, social and developmental projects to aid the vulnerable and empower disadvantaged communities in the face of the biggest health crisis of the century.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced the Year in Review 2020 in a special event, held at The Union House in Dubai, to highlight the far-reaching influence of MBRGI’s initiatives and activities during 2020.