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Positioned in close proximity to the Emirates Palace, Marina Mall features 160 stores with leading brand names such as Zara, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Gucci, Saint Laurent and Burberry.

HRH Lala Amina of Morocco greets Special Olympics athletes at an event in Morocco.

This situation prompted Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, Consort of His Highness the Emir of Qatar, in her capacity as UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, to address a letter to the Secretary-General on 5 January, calling upon the Security Council and the international community to ensure the necessary protection for educational institutions in Gaza with a view to providing a safe haven for the children of Gaza and their families, allowing access to humanitarian assistance and basic materials and evacuating the sick and the wounded.

The President( spoke in French ): I now invite His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, to take the floor.

According to Chinese legend, the Dragon king has nine sons and the mystic creatures are seen as symbol of power, images of nine dragons playing in the sea can be found in Chinese palaces and many traditional artworks (including in the Forbidden City in Beijing where there is a glazed mural featuring nine dragons each playing with a pearl).

Among the dignitaries in attendance at the ceremony is His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince Naruhito.

I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 6 June 2010 addressed to you by Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar (see annex), with its enclosure, the Agreement concerning peaceful settlement of the border dispute between the State of Eritrea and the Republic of Djibouti, signed on 6 June 2010 by the President of the State of Eritrea and the President of the Republic of Djibouti, and signed on behalf of the State of Qatar as mediator and witness by His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar.

The ancient court of the Kings of Ireland is little more than an hour’s drive from Dublin at the Hill of Tara, a settlement whose mystical power is still evident.

When the Mishnah, with the many ancient traditions to which it had given rise since the latter centuries of the Second Temple, was incorporated into the Talmud as its text-book, the Talmud became a record of the entire epoch which was represented by the Jewish schools of Palestine and Babylon, and which served as a stage of transition from the Biblical period to the later aspect of Judaism.

They rebuilt the temple and the city walls and the desolate city came to life once again.

33. At the 1st meeting, on 14 September 2009, the Minister for Disaster Management and Human Rights of Sri Lanka, the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Affairs of the United States and H.R.H Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand respectively delivered a statement to the Council.

I have the honour to forward herewith a letter from Her Highness Sheikha Mozha bint Nasser Al-Missned, the Consort of His Highness the Emir of the State of Qatar, addressed to Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations and President of the Security Council (see annex).

Later he saw another vision of “a great multitude… from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb… They serve him day and night in his temple, and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them.

History of the palace can be found on their websites, and if you suddenly find yourself in Bakhchisarai then do not take a few hours and visit the place.

To call upon the Islamic Republic of Iran to translate its stated desire for improved relations with the Arab countries and for dialogue and détente into tangible measures, both in word and in deed, in the form of a genuine response to the earnest appeals launched by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, and by the States members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Arab States, international groups, friendly nations and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, calling for a solution to the dispute over the three occupied islands by peaceful means in accordance with customary practice and the covenants and rules of international law, either through direct, earnest negotiations or through recourse to the International Court of Justice, with a view to building trust and enhancing security and stability in the Arabian Gulf region

Presentations were made by the following panellists: Azizul Islam, Minister for Finance of Bangladesh; Assane Diop, Executive Director, Social Protection Section, International Labour Organization; Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; Michael Keating, Director of the Africa Progress Panel; Her Royal Highness Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, member of the United Nations Advisers Group on Inclusive Financial Sectors; and Vito Tanzi, former State Under-Secretary for Economy and Finance of Italy.

Construction of Workers’ Union palaces [buildings] in every department, in which working-class children would receive intellectual and vocational instruction, and to which the infirm and elderly as well as workers injured on the job would be admitted.

The Conference paid tribute to His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, the Government and the people of Qatar for their support, their generosity and their commitment to finding a durable solution to the Darfur conflict.

Further to the work being done by the International Fund for Higher Education in Iraq, this initiative was launched in 2003 by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned with a view to fulfilling her commitment to implement the recommendations of the Paris Conference on the Right to Education in CrisisAffected Countries.

Breakfast and departure for the Sanctuary of La Verna, where Francis received the stigmata and where the "Sanctuary of wounds" with its many adjoining areas, such as the square of the dial, the chapels, the "Corridor of the Stigmata", the bed of the St. Francis , the hermitage, the "Sasso Spicco", etc..

Statements were also made by the panellists: Azizul Islam, Minister of Finance, Bangladesh; Assane Diop, Executive Director, Social Protection Section, International Labour Organization; Ángel Gurría, Secretary-General of OECD; Michael Keating, Director, Africa Progress Panel; Her Royal Highness Princess Máxima of the Netherlands; Vito Tanzi, former State Under-Secretary for Economy and Finance, Italy.

As early as the time of the Second Temple the definitive Halakah was used more frequently than the midrashic form, the change having begun, according to geonic accounts, as early as the time of Hillel and Shammai (comp. Hoffmann, lc pp. 12-14).

Inside the city there are also lighting features separate from the video-projections which underline the cultural and historic value of the buildings: lighting that emphasises the architecture was designed both for the facade and the apse of the church.

Sennacherib (ruled 704–681 BC) transformed Nineveh into a magnificent city with new streets, squares, and a canal system within a walled area and built a vast and splendid palace.

In 1995, with the aim of accelerating human development in Qatar and the region, His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani decided to establish the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development.