His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence was briefed on the operational mechanisms, development plans, and key projects underway in a meeting with senior leaders of the UAE Armed Forces.
Posting on Instagram, His Highness wrote: "During my tour of the Ministry of Defence, I met with senior leaders and commanders of all branches of our armed forces. I was briefed on the operational mechanisms, development plans, and key projects underway.
"The UAE's military, developed and overseen by the UAE President and robustly supported by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is a beacon of national pride and unity, a bulwark of our union, and a deterrent to adversaries, ensuring the stability and prosperity that safeguard our nation’s achievements.
"Being part of this entity, recognised globally for its military excellence, is a great honour and a responsibility I hold with pride."
The UAE has firmly rejected allegations made by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), following the release of a UN Security Council report that documents atrocities committed during the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has launched its annual meat distribution campaign for this year under the slogan "Your Giving Makes Their Eid", aiming to benefit 6.2 million people within the UAE and abroad, with an initial estimated budget exceeding AED 15 million.
In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister, issued a new law on allocating government land plots to public entities in Dubai.
A new intercity bus between Dubai and Sharjah is set to begin operating on May 2, while some changes to existing routes will also begin, the Roads and Transport Authority announced on Monday.
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