Mohammed briefed on Al Maktoum Airport

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, was briefed on a number of engineering designs for Al Maktoum International Airport, deemed to be world's biggest airport when completed.

Flanked by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Emirates Group and Khalifa Saeed Sulieman, Director General of the Protocol and Hospitality Department in Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed viewed visual presentation about the development of air, land and maritime transport in Dubai and the updating of these facilities in Dubai city, which has become after more than fifty years of development, modernisation and construction, one the top cities in the world.

Sheikh Mohammed examined maps and designs of the project whose cost would touch Dh120 billion after completion of the first phase.

He and his entourage were briefed by Khalifa Al Zafeen, CEO of Dubai Airports and project supervisor engineers about the characteristics and advantages of each of the proposed designs prepared by ‘Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects’ at Dubai Airports.

Sheikh Mohammed expressed his admiration about "the light box-the jewel design" given its conformity to the local environment.

He ordered the endorsement and implementation of the design.

He said the project would effectively boost the aviation sector, especially in the areas of transport, cargo and investment, noting that it would further notch the UAE in general and Dubai in particular in the aviation industry map.

Sheikh Mohammed noted that such development and investment projects serve the country and citizens as well. He added: "We look forward to providing the-state-of-art infrastructure and build stronger and diversified national economy to sustain welfare of Emirati people.

Sheikh Mohammed stressed that all the UAE ports would remain open to the world so as to view "Our authentic Islamic and Arabic culture and sense the country's tolerance as well as our achievements and local environment."

For his part, Sheikh Ahmed said that  the project will be implemented in two phases, covering land area of 56 square kilometres in Jebel Ali district, which is 40km away from Dubai downtown.

Mohammed bin Rashid University for Medicine and Health Sciences launched

Dubai Healthcare City has announced the setting up of the Mohammad Bin Rashid University for Medicine and Health Sciences and the launch of the Mohammad Bin Rashid University Hospital, which will be opened later.

The move follows the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

The Dubai Healthcare City authority stated that the university will provide students, whether citizens or residents, with a host of academic medical and postgraduate programmes, adding that the university will receive the first batch of students in September 2015 in accordance to the specified criteria to select qualified students to study medicine. The first phase of the project will include the Faculty of Medicine and the Dental College, which exists already.

The university is scheduled to receive 50 students during its first year in the College of Medicine, in addition to higher education students specialised in dentistry.

The Dubai Healthcare City authority also announced that more disciplines will be added to include nursing and midwifery, public health and pharmacy.

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