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Several wounded in Cairo bomb attack on bus: security
Several wounded in Cairo bomb attack on bus: security (AFP) / 26 December 2013 A bomb was placed or hurled onto a bus in Cairo. Investigators check a damaged bus after a bomb blast near the Al-Azhar University campus in Cairo’s Nasr City district on December 26, 2013. – Reuters A bomb went off near a public transport bus in the Egyptian capital on Thursday, injuring five people, security officials and a medic said. Security officials said the improvised bomb had been placed next to a bus in the north Cairo neighbourhood of Nasr City and police defused another bomb nearby. The victims received mild to moderate injuries, a health ministry official said. The interior ministry said the bomb had been planted in a grassy area at the intersection of two busy streets in Nasr City. Militants have killed scores of policemen and soldiers in attacks since the military’s overthrow of president Mohamed Morsi in July. The bombing comes two days after a suicide car bomber killed 15 people, mostly policemen, in an attack on their headquarters in a Nile Delta city. On Wednesday, the military-installed government declared Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood movement a terrorist group, and blamed it for the police headquarters bombing although a Al Qaeda-inspired group in the Sinai peninsula said it was responsible. The Brotherhood, which organises near daily protests demanding Mursi’s reinstatement, insists it is peaceful and has condemned militant attacks. The bombing in Cairo appears to be the first against civilian targets, although it could have exploded prematurely. A suicide bomber had set off a car bomb in September in the same neighbourhood in an attempt to assassinate interior minister Mohamed Ibrahim as his convoy passed by. The minister survived but a bystander was killed in the explosion. Continue reading
Shaikh Mohammed flags off Jumeirah Corniche project
Shaikh Mohammed flags off Jumeirah Corniche project (Wam) / 27 October 2013 The project will run along the beach adjoining six residential districts, starting from the area behind Dubai Marine Beach Resort down to the Burj Al Arab Hotel. His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has sanctioned the Jumeirah Corniche Development Project. The project will run along the beach adjoining six residential districts, starting from the area behind Dubai Marine Beach Resort down to the Burj Al Arab Hotel, stretching 14km in length, thus constituting the longest corniche in the emirate. Shaikh Mohammed directed to link both the walkway and the jogging track with the Dubai Canal Project, and for the corniche project to be completed in one year’s time. Shaikh Mohammed stated: “Our objective is to achieve peoples’ happiness.. we are keen to establish all the necessary components to make nationals, expatriates and visitors happy and enjoy quality life. Our developmental projects are integrating to attain this ultimate goal. We are committed to invest in building healthy human capital through providing ideal enabling environment”. Shaikh Mohammed, accompanied by Shaikh Maktoum and Mattar Al Tayer, viewing the Jumeirah Corniche Development Project. -Wam Shaikh Mohammed asserted that sport is an essential element for the society and a fundamental prerequisite for having healthy and productive individuals. He said: “We instructed the authorities concerned to increase the number of walking and jogging tracks around the emirate, and we will create and develop more to serve various residential areas in Dubai. We hope the people of Dubai will make use of these tracks and practise sports for the best of their body and mind. A lazy individual lacks positive energy and does not innovate or create. We have great hopes for the future, and these hopes will not correlate unless we have a healthy and fit people that are able to fulfil their duties towards themselves and their families and stand up to their community and country”. Shaikh Mohammed’s statement came during his tour of the project site, accompanied by Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai; and Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani, Director-General of the Ruler’s Court of Dubai. By conclusion of the developments operations, Jumeirah Corniche will be the longest in the emirate giving the public a bigger area to enjoy several activities. The project is a manifestation of Shaikh Mohammed’s vision to provide quality life for the people of the UAE and its visitors. The project serves big sectors of the community, especially families, and offers public utility services, parks, beaches and outstanding touristic attractions. In addition to the project’s value as a recreational and entertainment addition to the emirate, Jumeirah Corniche represents crucial contribution in developing social infrastructure in Dubai, most particularly on the public health. Once completed, the project facilitates for variety of sports including jogging, walking, swimming, rowing and other activities that suite families and contribute in enhancing physical fitness. Shaikh Mohammed was briefed by Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), about the Jumeirah Corniche Development Project, which will be the new apt avenue for recreation, swimming, jogging and hiking for the populace of the neighborhood in particular, and citizens, residents and tourists in general. “The project includes constructing a five-metre wide walkway and a four-metre wide jogging track, in addition to lay-by facilities containing kiosks & shaded seating areas overlooking the beach, stylishly designed lighting fixtures, and public & health amenities, in addition to landscaping works which will be developed and spaced in consistent manner, giving gorgeous and eye-catching sceneries,” he added. “The project aims to transform the sandy beach into a more vibrant area by adding aesthetic, recreational elements and public services for beach goers, be it residents or tourists who flock to Dubai beaches to savour fabulous beach sitting, jogging or hiking,” continued Al Tayer. Continue reading
Mohammed mourns death of Rashid bin Ali Al Shamsi
Mohammed mourns death of Rashid bin Ali Al Shamsi (Wam) / 27 October 2013 His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has offered condolences on the death of Rashid bin Ali Al Shamsi. Shaikh Mohammed visited Al Shamsi family’s residence on Friday at the Zakher area in Al Ain. He offered condolence to the son and brothers of the deceased. The Vice-President was accompanied by a number of senior officials. Continue reading
