Dubai Ruler Appoints New Second Deputy

Luxury towers dominate the skyline in the Marina district, center, and the new Dubai Harbor development, right, are seen from the observation deck of "The View at The Palm Jumeirah" in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 6, 2021. (AP)
Luxury towers dominate the skyline in the Marina district, center, and the new Dubai Harbor development, right, are seen from the observation deck of "The View at The Palm Jumeirah" in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 6, 2021. (AP)
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Dubai Ruler Appoints New Second Deputy

Luxury towers dominate the skyline in the Marina district, center, and the new Dubai Harbor development, right, are seen from the observation deck of "The View at The Palm Jumeirah" in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 6, 2021. (AP)
Luxury towers dominate the skyline in the Marina district, center, and the new Dubai Harbor development, right, are seen from the observation deck of "The View at The Palm Jumeirah" in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 6, 2021. (AP)

Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum on Friday appointed another of his sons as a deputy ruler of the emirate, following the death of his brother and long-serving deputy ruler Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum in 2021.

Dubai now has first and second deputy rulers, the decree published by the Dubai Media Office said.

The decree appointed as first deputy ruler Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, one of Sheikh Mohammed's sons who has been a deputy ruler since 2008 and is currently the United Arab Emirates' finance minister.

Newly appointed to the role of second deputy ruler is Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, another of Sheikh Mohammed's sons and the chairman of the Dubai Media Council.



Fifth Saudi Airlift Plane Arrives in Syria

The plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA
The plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA
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Fifth Saudi Airlift Plane Arrives in Syria

The plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA
The plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA

The fifth Saudi airlift relief plane, operated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), arrived on Saturday at Damascus International Airport in Syria, carrying food, shelter, and medical supplies.
This aid is in keeping with Saudi Arabia's continuous humanitarian and relief assistance, through the Kingdom's humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to people in need all over the world.