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Title: The Ruler Of UAE/ Dubai DIES Post by mixin4livin on Jan 5th, 2006, 6:31am Shaikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum dies Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai has died. He was 62 years old. A statement from the Ministry of Presidential Affairs confirmed that His Highness died earlier this morning. The President of the UAE, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nayhan, mourned the death of Shaikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The statement added that the UAE had lost a historical leader from its leaders who dedicated his life to building the country, and strove to do his best for its people. The statement added that Shaikh Maktoum was a generous and giving man whose memory will be ingrained in the consciousness of the nation. The official mourning period will last for 40 days, when all UAE flags will fly at half mast. Ministries and government organisations will be closed for seven days. Shaikh Maktoum died in Australia Major changes have been made to the UAE work calendar following the death of Shaikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Mourning period President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan will not receive well-wishers for Eid Al Adha, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs said. A mourning period of 40 days has been declared, with flags flying at half-mast as the nation mourns the loss of Shaikh Maktoum. Public sector All ministries, government agencies and departments will be closed for seven days, starting yesterday. Public sector offices will reopen on January 14 after the Eid Al Adha holidays. Private sector The private sector will be closed for three days to mourn the death of Shaikh Maktoum, starting today and will reopen on Sunday, January 8. Banks Banks are closed for four days from yesterday until January 8. Eid Al Adha The Eid Al Adha holidays for the private sector will run as announced from January 9 to January 11. It will reopen on Thursday, January 12. Schools Private and public schools in the UAE will be closed till January 13, according to a Ministry of Education official. Juma Ahmad Al Salami, Assistant Undersecretary at the Ministry, told Gulf News the Ministry's Private Education Department has issued a decision putting off the scheduled private school examinations and closing the schools to mourn the death of Shaikh Maktoum. "All the schools will reopen on January 14; some of the schools were conducting their exams. Now, they will continue after the vacation," he said Dubai Shopping Festival Major events scheduled to open in Dubai have also been cancelled or postponed as a gesture of respect. A spokesperson for the Dubai Shopping Festival, which was supposed to begin yesterday, said the festival has been postponed for a week, after which organisers will decide whether to hold the annual event. Sporting events Some major international sporting events have also been put on hold during the 40-day mourning period. Around 14,000 people were due to participate in the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon tomorrow. Organisers said the event has now been postponed to February. Race president, Ahmad Al Kamali, told Gulf News that participants have been very supportive of their decision to postpone the event, even though it meant most of the international runners had to leave the UAE. "We received good cooperation from the people. They did not panic. Most of them understood the situation," he said. Musical events Musical events have either been cancelled or postponed at popular nightspots in Dubai as a mark of respect. "We have sent a circular to all live music venues saying that they must close for entertainment, music and dancing until further notice, " said Mohammad Khalifa, Deputy Manager for Entertainment and Tourism at the Department of Tourism and Commercial Marketing. Event organisers Mirage Promotions said the performance by British dance artist Fat Boy Slim scheduled for today has been cancelled. "We are waiting confirmation of when it can happen at a later date," said a spokesperson. Ranya Ashur, Gulf International Promotions Officer for Circus Oz who were due to perform during the festival said, "As of today the performers and artists will not be coming to Dubai while we wait for further instructions from the Festival organisers." Gulf News - Dubai http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Government/10009403.html |
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Title: Re: The Ruler Of UAE/ Dubai DIES Post by nOrKAy on Jan 6th, 2006, 10:01am CONDOLENCE to the KIng of Dubai. Quote:
I see. So, is that why you are on leave , RJ? |
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Title: Re: The Ruler Of UAE/ Dubai DIES Post by mixin4livin on Jan 7th, 2006, 8:16am on 01/06/06 at 10:01:54, nOrKAy wrote:
Yes Krissy thats the reason why Im on leave. Still they havent comfirmed when the band for music or entertainement would be taken off. It says "Until further notice". All entertainers are stuck in the midle. They dont know if to go back to there countries or stay. Anyway I have a meeting today regarding the scene, shall update u when I get back. Might fly tonight or tomorrow.. if things work out well.All the bars are still running as usual but no entertainment. Pretty boring to even have a drink. But still we have to respect the rules of Dubai |
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