King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today took part at the concluding session of the 31st GCC Summit held currently in Abu Dhabi.

During the session, chaired by the UAE President Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, GCC Secretary General read the GCC leaders' cable to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdulla bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
After that, Head of the Saudi delegation to the Summit Second Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud delivered a statement.
Then, UAE President announced the conclusion of the 31st GCC Summit.
Finally, HM King Hamad greeted GCC leaders and Heads of the participating delegations.
W H Q BNA 1148 GMT 2010/12/07
Fonte/Bahrain News Agency

A mais bela arvore de natal do Rio de janeiro , foi a do Bradesco

A bela arvore, o governador Sergio Cabral e convidados. Bela festa.

Shaikh Mohammad Bin Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi has been named as Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah

Ras al-Khaimah é um dos emirados dos Emirados Árabes Unidos. Abrange uma área de 1700 km ². Ras Al Khaimah está na parte norte da Península Arábica, fronteira com Omã.

É regida, actualmente, pelo Xeque Saud bin Saqr al Qassimi. O emirado tem uma população de cerca de 250.000 habitantes.

A cidade tem uma população de 191.753, a partir de 2007. É servida pelo Aeroporto Internacional de Ras Al Khaimah.

A cidade tem duas secções principais, Old Ras Al Khaimah Nakheel e, em ambos os lados do córrego que flui através de Ras Al Khaimah.

Shaikh Khalid Al khalifa Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain speak about diplomacy

fonte/Gulf News.
Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmad Al KhalifaImage Credit: BNAManama: Three days before hosting the US secretary of state, at the centre of a deep controversy over leaked diplomatic reports, Bahrain's foreign minister has stressed the importance of quiet diplomacy.

"Quiet diplomacy is what we need," Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmad Al Khalifa said. "Documents show up later in accordance with laws of secrecy in different countries," he wrote, tweeting his view on the global publication of US accounts of private meetings with leaders and senior officials.

Bahrain on Friday will host the Manama Dialogue, an annual security conference that brings together political and defence leaders from more than 25 countries.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on her first visit to Bahrain, will deliver the opening speech of the December 3-5 high profile meeting to be attended by the foreign ministers of several countries, including Iran's Manouchehr Mottaki.

Clinton is expected to refer either in her speech on Friday evening or in her press conference to the leaked diplomatic messages by US diplomats reporting on private conversations with country leaders or giving a candid assessment of them.

However, Shaikh Khalid, a veteran diplomat who served Bahrain in the US and Britain, has been insisting since the first leaked cables were posted on the internet on the importance of quiet and private communications. "Diplomacy is not about lying. It's about serving your country's interests and building bridges publicly and quietly," he wrote.

The minister warned that "WikiLeaks is weakening diplomacy in general and US diplomacy in particular. Not good for global stability. We need more diplomacy."

In another instance, Shaikh Khalid challenged skeptics to address serious issues without confidential work.

"Anyone believing that one can handle the Korea situation without also confidential diplomacy? Anyone? Anywhere?," he wrote.

Answering a question on whether some people should be "scared" over the leaks, the foreign minister wrote: "Scared of what:)?! These are cables from diplomats that include their understanding of various matters."

On a more personal level, he wrote "but tell me who doesn't have anything to hide? Secrecy is part of everyone's work and life."By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief
Published: 16:00 November 30, 2010

Andre Sá e Francisco Mota inauguram o shopping Ponta Negra em Manaus

foto:Amazonview
O escritório AFA, liderado pelos arquitetos baianos André Sá e Francisco Mota, lança mais um projeto de sucesso, desta vez na capital do Amazonas: o shopping Ponta Negra, que será construído às margens do Rio Negro e será o primeiro da região. O Shopping faz parte do empreendimento Parque Ponta Negra, da incorporadora Incorporadora JHSF , presidida pelo empresário paulista Zeco Auriemo, e inclui edifícios residenciais e comerciais, na cidade de Manaus.
A inauguração do projeto, cujo investimento é de R$ 150 milhões contou com a presença do arquiteto Danilo Andrade, representante da AFA, no dia 24.11, além da diretoria da incorporadora.

Queen Elisabeth in Abu Dhabi

Queen Elizabeth II with an UAE official at Shaikh Zayed Mosque in the capital.
Dubai : As Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip landed in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday on their first state visit to the federation since 1979, London-based pressure groups have urged the monarch to highlight the increasing number of British investors jailed in the UAE for financial crimes.

UK figures show 59 Britons are in Dubai jails, 70 per cent of whom are behind bars due to financial crimes such as bouncing cheques, said the lobby group Fair Trials International and Prisoners Abroad.

"We have noticed a marked increase in the number of UAE cases and, in particular, the proportion of Britons detained for financial crimes, representing 70 per cent of cases," the group's letter published in the British media said.

The Financial Times reported that a "similar number" of Britons are unable to leave the emirate pending resolution of legal issues. Most of the estimated 120,000 British citizens in the UAE live in Dubai.

Meanwhile, during her visit, the Queen is expected to unveil the design of the new Shaikh Zayed Museum, designed by British architects Foster and Partners, to be built on Saadiyat Island jointly with the British Museum.

The Queen will fly to Oman on Thursday.
fonte/ Gulf News

Shaikha Latifa Al Maktoum, the champion.

foto/UAE Interact.
Guangzhou: Shaikha Latifa Al Maktoum won a second Asian Games medal in the equestrian jumping at the Guangzhou Equestrian Centre here on Wednesday.

Riding her favourite 1998-born stallion Kalaska De Semily, Shaikha Latifa jumped an impeccable two rounds collecting no penalty points, and along with it the right to challenge the Saudi Arabian pair of Prince Khalid Abdul Aziz Al Eid and Ramzi Hamad Al Duhaimi in the jump-offs to decide the final medalists.

In the jump-off, Shaikha Latifa went through the 10-hurdle course meticulously without knocking off any hurdle - the same as Ramzi Hamad Al Duhaimi.

However, the gold went to the Saudi challenger as he completed the course in 48.53secs, a mere 0.15secs faster than the UAE rider's 48.68secs.

This was Shaikha Latifa’s second silver medal at the 16th Asian Games following her team silver in the same event along with younger brother Shaikh Rashid, Shaikh Majid Bin Abdullah Al Qasimi and Ahmad Al Junaibi, on Monday.

She has also claimed a team bronze in the same event at the 2006 Doha Asian Games.
Latifa is the third daughter of the first - Minister of UAE Mohammed bin Hasid Al Maktoum.

fonte/ Gulf News.