Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi Appointed Deputy Ruler of Sharjah

The ruler of Sharjah and his deputy. (Asharq Al-Awsat file photo)
The ruler of Sharjah and his deputy. (Asharq Al-Awsat file photo)
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Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi Appointed Deputy Ruler of Sharjah

The ruler of Sharjah and his deputy. (Asharq Al-Awsat file photo)
The ruler of Sharjah and his deputy. (Asharq Al-Awsat file photo)

Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, supreme council member and ruler of Sharjah, on Monday issued two Emiri decrees appointing Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi as Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the emirate’s Petroleum Council.

On his appointment, Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed said: “We have grown up and been raised on the values of our wise ruler who instilled in us the principles of belonging and partnership and the ensuing individual and collective responsibilities.”

“Every resident of Sharjah, regardless of their position and occupation, is responsible for the success of the cultural revival project in the United Aram Emirates,” he added.

He is also responsible for the formation of the Emirati identity and culture and their image before the world. He is also responsible for the community’s stability and security.

Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed said his appointment marks a new starting point in his journey in working for the good of the emirate and its society.

This journey can only achieve its goals through maintaining the approach of partnership and cooperation that was established by the governor of Sharjah over 40 years ago, he remarked.

Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed is a member of Sharjah Executive Council and head of Sharjah’s Media Council.

He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Arkansas State University in Arkansas, US, and a Master of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems from the University of Detroit Mercy in Michigan, US.



Small Earthquake Strikes Eastern Saudi Arabia

The earthquake hit eastern Saudi Arabia, 85 kms east of the city of al-Jubail. (SPA)
The earthquake hit eastern Saudi Arabia, 85 kms east of the city of al-Jubail. (SPA)
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Small Earthquake Strikes Eastern Saudi Arabia

The earthquake hit eastern Saudi Arabia, 85 kms east of the city of al-Jubail. (SPA)
The earthquake hit eastern Saudi Arabia, 85 kms east of the city of al-Jubail. (SPA)

A 3.35 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Saudi Arabia, 85 kms east of the city of al-Jubail, said the Saudi Geological Survey on Tuesday.

In remarks to local television, Tariq Mansoob, head of the detection center at the survey, said six earthquakes were detected in the Kingdom from March and April.

They were all between the 3.5 and 4.5 range, he added.

The latest quake, which struck at 5:12 pm on Tuesday, has no impact on the Kingdom, he stated.

Activity along the Arabian and Eurasian plates along the Zagros and Makran mountains in Iran and Pakistan led to the quakes, he explained.

The pressure created by this activity resulted in the tremors, he went on to say.

Small quakes are a “good sign,” Mansoob said, because if the pressure continues to build without release, it would have eventually erupt in a major potentially devastating quake.

He reassured the public that the small tremors were not a cause for concern and that the larger ones had taken place closer to Iranian shores.