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Grade 12 toppers get laptops, Dh100,000
Grade 12 toppers get laptops, Dh100,000 (Wam) / 11 July 2013 The Ministry of Education distributed a laptop and Dh100,000 each to Grade 12 toppers in the 2012-13 academic year here on Thursday. The donation was announced by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. In a ceremony held under the patronage of Shaikh Mohammed, the outstanding students of all streams were honoured. Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qattami, Minister of Education, extended his congratulations to the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Vice-President, Their Highnesses Members of the Supreme Council and Rulers of the Emirates, on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan. Al Qattami thanked Shaikh Mohammed for his annual donation and sponsorship of the distinguished students to further motivate them, noting that the holding of the annual honorary ceremony had become a tradition. On their part, the students expressed their gratitude to Shaikh Mohammed for his directives to honour the outstanding students. They also thanked Al Qattami, directors of schools, teachers and parents for their valuable contribution to their academic achievement. Continue reading
India rape verdict to be given July 25
India rape verdict to be given July 25 (AP) / 11 July 2013 An Indian juvenile court will hand down a verdict later this month in the fatal December gang rape of a young woman on a New Delhi bus, a defence lawyer said Thursday. The verdict would be the first handed down in the rape case, which led to furious street protests in India and sparked major reforms to the nation’s antiquated sexual assault laws. Lawyer Rajesh Tiwari told reporters outside the court that his client would learn his fate July 25. The defendant was 17 at the time of the attack and is being tried as a minor on charges including murder and rape. He faces a maximum sentence of three years at a reform centre. Court rules forbid the publication of his name even though he has since turned 18. The defendant was one of six people accused of tricking a young woman and her male companion into boarding an off-duty bus Dec. 16. Police say the men then raped and brutalized the woman and savagely beat the man before dumping them on the roadside. The woman died from her injuries two weeks later in a Singapore hospital. Four of the other defendants are being tried in a special fast-track court in New Delhi and face the death penalty. The sixth accused was found dead in his jail cell in March. The attack set off furious protests across India about the treatment of women in the country and led to a swift overhaul of sexual assault laws. Continue reading
Obama consults Gulf leaders; Egypt thanks UAE
Obama consults Gulf leaders; Egypt thanks UAE (Agencies) / 11 July 2013 US President Barack Obama on Tuesday spoke by phone to two Middle Eastern allies — General Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces; and the Amir of Qatar, His Highness Shaikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani — to discuss Egypt developments. The phone calls came at a time when $12 billion in aid from Egypt’s wealthy Gulf allies bought Cairo a window of several months to try and stabilise its politics and repair its state finances. The White House has said also it will not immediately cut off aid to Egypt as it reviews the tense and evolving situation. On top of a total of $8 billion that the UAE and Saudi Arabia offered on Tuesday, Kuwait on Wednesday pledged a further $4 billion. “The President encouraged the UAE to underscore in its engagements with Egyptians the importance of avoiding violence and taking steps to enable dialogue and reconciliation,” the White House said in a statement about Obama’s call with Gen. Shaikh Mohammed. “The President and Shaikh Tamim agreed that a political process that includes participation by all parties and groups is critical for Egypt’s stability,” the White House said in a separate statement about Obama’s call with the Qatari Amir. The United States has cautiously welcomed a plan by Egypt’s interim government to hold quick elections but says it’s not taking sides in the conflict. Meanwhile, Tamer Mansour, Egyptian Ambassador to the UAE, said that people of Egypt would never forget the UAE’s generous support towards them under the wise leadership of the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Ambassador recalled the first visit of a high-level Arab and Foreign official delegation to Egypt after the June revolution by the UAE, saying that it stemmed from brotherly relations. The Egyptian community in the UAE, in a cable, thanked Shaikh Khalifa for his support to the people of Egypt, the will of Egyptians and their right to freedom and to choose their leaders. The Egyptian community expressed “utmost appreciation and gratitude for the leadership and the people of the UAE for their unwavering efforts to back the Egyptian people in its march towards freedom, and for their respect to its will, as this reflects the solid long-standing friendship and ties between the people of the UAE and Egypt.” Continue reading
