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  Under the directives of  His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan   the UAE has begun hosting Afghan families, especially women and children, and will take all necessary measures to provide them with care and social support while on UAE soil.    The initiative to extend and dignity to the Afghans refugee families. The UAE has facilitated the evacuation of approximately 39,827 Afghans and foreign nationals from Afghanistan using its national aircraft and airports. Humanitarian aid has been an integral and strategically formulated component of the country and is deeply rooted in the foundation of the state and the legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan who founded the Zayed Foundation for Charity and Humanitarian Works in Abu Dhabi. The generosity of the UAE in facilitating flights in and out of Kabul, to hosting Afghans and foreign nationals is really commendable and shows how UAE is one with Afghanistan and with the w...

  The UAE is moving forward towards robust economic growth in 2021 after emerging as one of the first countries in the world to resume its recovery process from COVID-19 repercussions. On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its latest World Economic Outlook report, projecting an increase in the UAE's economic growth for 2021 to 3.1 percent. This is in line with the UAE's remarkable handling of the Coronavirus pandemic which facilitated early resumption of economic activities in the country by May 2020 compared to other nations in the world. A recent report published by the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) underlined that the UAE, the second-largest economy in the region, has shown exceptional efforts to overcome the economic impact of the pandemic. The Central Bank of the UAE is also looking forward to sturdy GDP growth this year with the government's continuous efforts to diversify the economy, strengthen private investment and boost spendin...

Yemen is going through the worst humanitarian crisis in the history of mankind and it is desperately dependent on the help that other countries can offer it. The United Arab Emirates has been leading the mission to help Yemenis and save them from the crisis by providing them necessary help. On Monday, the UAE again came forward to help the starving Yeminies community who otherwise would have fell ill due to days of hunger. The nation extended its humanitarian operation to save people from starvation in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. The move came into highlight when a government official revealed that UAE’s operations are catering to the thousands of poverty stricken families in the war-torn country. The official, who asked for anonymity in exchange of information, further added that the help is also being provided to the internally displaced people in many different war-ravaged areas in Hodeidah. He also stressed on the various campaigns carried out by the Emirates R...