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HH Mohammed bin Rashid launches ‘Salaam Gateway’ portal

Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, launched ‘Salaam Gateway’, the first and only online platform for all Islamic economy-related industry intelligence, news, information, and data needed by industry-related professionals to advance their businesses and fuel their innovations.

The launch of the portal took place on the opening day of the Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES 2015) taking place at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.

An initiative of the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (#DIEDC) in partnership with Thomson Reuters, the electronic platform reaffirms the UAE’s status as a hub for the Islamic economy. More significantly, the portal articulates Dubai’s strategy for Islamic economy development that was launched in 2013.

European Union sets up international centre in Abu Dhabi

An international centre set up by the European Union in Abu Dhabi will help ensure the Gulf’s readiness to tackle chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents.

The EU CBRN Centres of Excellence regional secretariat will include cross-border cooperation between Gulf countries to establish an incident response strategy.

The Seven United Emirates of the UAE

Definitions of Emirate  
The territory ruled by an Emir.The domain controlled by an emir the office of an emir
Etymologically an emirate or amirite (إمارة, Imaarah ; plural: إمارات, Imaraat) is the quality, dignity, office or territorial competence of any Emir (prince, governor etc.). 

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven sheikhdoms located in the southeastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula.

Bordered by the Sultanate of Oman and the Gulf of Oman to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south and west, and by the Arabian Gulf to the north, the total land area, including 20 islands, is 83,000 sq km (32,278 sq mi). The seven emirates are Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Qaiwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. The capital and the largest city of the federation, Abu Dhabi, is located in the emirate of the same name.

The estimated population of the UAE was 5.6 million in 2007. Arabic is the official language and Islam is the state religion. The currency is the Arab Emirates Dirham ($1 US is equivalent to around 3.6 dirhams). The UAE has one of the world's highest standards of living and the average life expectancy is 72 years.

The UAE was formerly known as the Trucial States or Trucial Coast. From 1820 onwards, Britain established its presence in the region with the signing of several agreements including a maritime truce, which gave the area its name. In 1968, having maintained its presence in the Gulf for well over a century, Britain declared its intention to withdraw by the end of 1971.

SHEIKH ZAYED AND SHEIKH RASHID

The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai and later UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, took the initiative to form a federation among the Trucial sheikhdoms. Qatar and Bahrain originally intended to join the seven emirates in the new federation, but in the end they opted for separate statehood. On December 2, 1971 the flag of the UAE was raised for the first time, marking the beginning of a new era.

The highest political authority in the federal government is the Supreme Council, which is made up of the seven rulers of the emirates.

Definitions of Emir

Honorary title, Arabic, for military or political leaders in Islam. Emir is often used as the Arabic equivalent to “prince”....  
 
Military commander or chieftain in a Saracen army.

A prince or governor of an Islamic territory.

ruler, military commander or governor

Also Amir. Leader or commander. Amir-ul Momineen means "commander of the faithful." In the 10 th century, the amirs were Turkish army ...

A nobleman.

(em-EER) The title given to the sons of the Sultans of Kuredin and Castana. Also the title given the the governors of the Emirites in Kuredin and ...

(Arabic: ar|????; ArabDIN|?am?run, "commander" or "general", later also "prince"; also transliterated as 'amir& ...

Ruler, prince, or commander of an Islamic state.

A secular ruler, commander, prince or leader.

meaning "commander" in Arabic, is derived from the Arabic root ʾ-mr, "to order." Originally simply meaning commander or leader, usually in reference to a group of people, it came to be used as a title of governors or rulers, usually in smaller states, and in modern Arabic usually renders the ...
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an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)

Emir (Arabic: أمير; ', ', "commander" or "general", later also "prince" ; also transliterated as amir, aamir or ameer) is a high title of nobility or office, used in Arabic nations of the Middle East and North Africa, and historically, in some Turkic states.

a prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation ...

Emir

Sher Ali Khan, Emir of Afghanistan, posing for a portrait in 1869.For other uses, see Amir (disambiguation).
Emir (Arabic: أمير; amīrah, ãmir, (Persian/Urdu: امیر ) "commander" or "general", also "prince" ; also transliterated as amir, aamir or ameer) is a high title of nobility or office, used throughout the Arab World, and, historically, in some Turkic states. Emirs are usually considered high-ranking sheiks, but in monarchical states the term is also used for princes, with "Emirate" being analogous to principality in this sense. Also is used as a name in Turkey like Emir Niego and Emir Sevinc. While emir is the predominant spelling in English and many other languages (for example, United Arab Emirates), amir, closer to the original Arabic, is more common for its numerous compounds (e.g., admiral) and in individual names. Spelling thus differs depending on the sources consulted.

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Origins

Amir, meaning "chieftain" or "commander", is derived from the Arabic root Amr, "command". Originally simply meaning commander or leader, usually in reference to a group of people, it came to be used as a title of governors or rulers, usually in smaller states, and in modern Arabic usually renders the English word "prince." The word entered English in 1595, from the French émir. [1] It was one of the titles or names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

The caliphs first used the title Amir al-Muminin ("Commander of the Faithful"), stressing their leadership over all Islam, especially in the military form of jihad; both this command and the title have been assumed by various other Muslim rulers, including sultans and emirs.

The Abbasid (in theory still universal) Caliph Ar-Radi created the post of Amir al-Umara ("Amir of the Amirs") for his – in fact governing – Wasir (chief minister) Ibn Raik; the title was used in various Islamic monarchies; cfr. infra for military use In Lebanon, the ruling Emir formally used the style al-Amir al-Hakim since, specifying it was still a ruler's title, but now as part of the Ottoman Empire; unchanged when in 1698 the Banu Shihab replaced the Banu Ma'n dynasty and on 27 May 1832 was annexed by khedival Egypt (both nominally Ottoman), but Ottoman rule was restored on October 10, 1840, until the Mount Lebanon emirate ended on January 16, 1842, as the Ottoman Sultans divided their Lebanese province administratively, creating a Christian district in the north and an area under Druze control in the south.

The word Emir is also used less formally for leaders in certain contexts, for example the leader of a group of pilgrims to Mecca is called an emir hadji, a style sometimes used by ruling princes (as a mark of Muslim piety), sometimes awarded in their name. Where an adjectival form is necessary, "emiral" suffices.
Amirzada, the son (hence the Persian patronymic suffix -zade) of a prince, hence the Persian princely title Mirza.

Islamic titles
Amir al-Muminin
Bey
Caliph
Mahdi
Mir, itself used in various compounds
Mirza, literally "son of an Emir"
Sheikh
Sayyid
Sultan
Umrao 

 12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Eph.6:12

AFP: Obama discusses Syria in talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince

AFP: Obama discusses Syria in talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday held the first of a string of meetings focusing partly on Syria with key Middle Eastern allies, as he met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahayan.

The president will also meet the leaders of Turkey, Qatar and Jordan in the coming weeks, as Syrian rebels renew their appeals for Washington to provide weapons and as President Bashar al-Assad battles for survival.

After the lunch in the White House, which did not include a press photo-op, the two sides issued a statement which offered broad descriptions of the topics they covered but gave few details.

"The President and the Crown Prince ... discussed a range of regional challenges, including the need for Iran to meet its international obligations with respect to its nuclear program, the ongoing conflict in Syria, and countering the threat of violent extremism," the statement said.

Obama and his guest also noted defense, counter-terrorism and economic cooperation, the statement said, adding that the United Arab Emirates was the largest US export market in the Middle East.

The Crown Prince, who also met Vice President Joe Biden, expressed "condolences for those who were affected by yesterday's attack in Boston."

Obama is due to meet Jordan's King Abdullah II, who he traveled to see in Amman last month, at the White House on April 26.

He will host Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on May 16 and meet Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani on April 23.

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