His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, chaired a meeting of the Ministerial Development Council to review several government reports and discuss legislative proposals submitted by ministries and federal entities.
The meeting's agenda included discussions on regulatory decisions related to human resources policies for mosque employees across the UAE, as well as measures governing tax procedures, federal public finance, and regulations concerning competition laws, accounting and auditing.
In governmental affairs, the council examined updates on the implementation of digital government initiatives, the health insurance system and visa policies for visitors to the UAE.
The council also reviewed reports on the UAE's participation in the G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting held in Brazil, updates on economic cooperation within the Gulf Cooperation Council framework, and the outcomes of the 40th ministerial meeting of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Sharjah Police have arrested a motorist who racked up 137 traffic violations and fines totalling over AED 104,000, all while using forged licence plates to evade detection.
Economic and developmental cooperation topped the agenda during discussions between His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa.
The UAE and Lebanon have agreed to enhance cooperation in key sectors, including economic and investment, "through joint opportunities, knowledge exchange and government development".
The UAE's President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have held a phone call to discuss ways to strengthen ties under their countries’ strategic partnership.