Emirates

Saif bin Zayed meets with Home Affairs Minister of Bangladesh at Expo 2020 Dubai

DUBAI, 16th February, 2022 (WAM) — H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, met today with Home Affairs Minister of Bangladesh, Asaduzzaman Khan, at Expo 2020 Dubai.

Sheikh Saif and Khan visited the pavilion of Bangladesh at the expo.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways to enhance ties and cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the security and policing spheres. They also tackled a number of issues of mutual interest.

In a related context, Sheikh Saif bin Zayed and Khan toured the pavilion that is situated in the Sustainability District.

They learned about its exhibits through interactive screens that display part of the country's cultural and history, its growing economic capabilities, development journey, and its vision as well as achievements.

The meeting and the visit were attended by Mohammed Abu Zafar, Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the UAE; a number of officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs of Bangladesh, and several senior Emirati officials at the Ministry of Interior.

Emirates

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes Chile

SANTIAGO, 28th May, 2023 (WAM) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck the Aysén region in Chile, with no casualties or damages reported as of yet.

In a statement, local authorities said that the epicenter was at a depth of 15 kilometres.

Emirates

Two intact embalming workshops unearthed in Egypt

CAIRO, 27th May, 2023 (WAM) – Two embalming workshops dedicated to humans and animals, the largest and most complete found as yet, have been discovered in the Saqqara Necropolis, Greater Cairo, the Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa, told reporters.

In a related development, an archaeological mission, led by Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri, unearthed two tombs from different historical periods, along with a significant collection of artifacts.

The embalming workshops date back to the 30th Dynasty (380-343 BC) and the Ptolemaic period (305-30 BC), while the two tombs belong to the Old and New Kingdoms, according to Waziri.

The human embalming workshop is a rectangular building with multiple rooms containing stone beds measuring two metres long and 50 cm. These beds were used for the mummification of the deceased. They were covered with plaster and featured gutters. Among the artifacts found within the workshop were clay pots, tools and ritual vessels used for mummification.

Emirates

Mohammed bin Rashid receives greetings of Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, Crown Prince of Sharjah on Al Maktoum wedding

DUBAI, 27th May, 2023 (WAM) — His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, received the greetings of H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, and H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, on the occasion of the wedding of Mane', son of Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid bin Mane' Al Maktoum, to the daughter of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, at a reception held today at the Za'beel Hall of the Dubai World Trade Center.

Attending the reception also were Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, and Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, the Chairman of the Dubai Media Incorporated, and a number of sheikhs, ministers, dignitaries and senior state officials.