Mohammad YouTube channel launched

Dubai In a first-of-its-kind initiative for a head of state in the Arab world, the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO) yesterday launched a special YouTube channel on His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

The channel will broadcast updated video clips of news about Shaikh Mohammad, providing users with an interactive means of communication. Users can send videos they have filmed of Shaikh Mohammad, which will be ascribed to the owners if uploaded. Clips can be emailed to mbrvideos@gmail.com.

The videos on Shaikh Mohammad, including unseen footage, will include interviews, field visits and inspection tours as well as important speeches and statements.

Visitors can also learn about Shaikh Mohammad's local and international sporting achievements. Moreover, they will be able to acquaint themselves with the poetic and social characteristics of Shaikh Mohammad's personality through the featured clips.

The YouTube Channel will also allow live broadcasts of national celebrations and official events in Dubai and the UAE.

Explaining the security and authenticity aspects of the YouTube channel, the team operating and managing it said that official channels require exclusive copyrights from the YouTube management as every video has its own content identification that guarantees higher levels of protection.

logging on

n Internet users can log on to youtube.com and type ‘Mohammad Bin Rashid' in Arabic or English in the search box. The user can then click the ‘filter' icon on the left side of the screen and select ‘channel'.

n Mobile phone users can also access the channel directly through scanning its QR (Quick Response) barcode.