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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of ten countries worldwide where leukocyte filtration of blood is carried out and standard practices of blood transfusion are adopted, revealed Dr Abdul Rahim Jafar, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health.

Hundreds of people from different nationalities supported the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories through their contributions at a charity bazaar organised off the Al Qasba Canal yesterday.

Palestinian handicapped of the Intifada should be rehabilitated to help them rejoin their brothers in their struggle to regain their lands and rights, Sheikh Mohammed bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Assistant Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health and Director, Sharjah Medical District, said yesterday.

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Developing the educational environment with comprehensive complementary teamwork is a must to nurture our students and enable them gear up to face the future, said His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah.

A unified national traffic strategy to limit traffic accidents and the accompanying fatalities and property loss has been endorsed by the Ministry of Interior.

Over Dh773,000 was donated for Palestinians by pupils from the Sharjah Educational Zone during a campaign from April 6 to 10, said Dr Salem Saeed Ghubar, Head of the Campaign's Central Committee at the Zone.

The death toll in Sunday's construction accident in the Al Liyyah area yesterday rose to six, with one of the victims dying during surgery.

Sharjah Police have launched Anjad Police patrols in Khor Fakkan and the Eastern Zone to develop services and improve security and traffic control to cope with modernisation and development.

Investigations into the building dome collapse last Sunday which claimed five lives and injured seven workers are throwing up conflicting reports, Gulf News learnt yesterday.

Palestinian refugees stress their right to return to Palestine, and emphasise this issue is not subject to negotiation.

A company to handle e-dirham services in the country will be set up jointly by the Ministry of Finance and Industry and the Central Bank to ease implementation of the of e-dirham and expand the service to the private sector.