Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

October 3, 2026 7:29 PM

Dubai Crown Prince visits Captain Smit, applauds his courage

Dubai Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence for the UAE, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, today visited Captain Smit Machchhar, the pilot who helped avert a major tragedy after being attacked by his co-pilot aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Following the visit, Sheikh Hamdan took to X and praised Captain Smit for demonstrating “the highest degrees of courage, responsibility, and care for human life.” He said Captain Smit had earned the...

February 6, 2026 9:53 AM

Indian teacher wins Global Teacher Prize 2026 at World Government Summit

Indian teacher Rouble Nagi received the Global Teacher Prize 2026 during the World Government Summit on Wednesday, winning the one million dollar award presented by GEMS Education in its tenth edition. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, presented the Global Teacher Prize 2026 to Rouble Nagi, a teacher from India. Nagi was honoured in recognition of her efforts to transform neglected walls into interactive educational murals that teach reading, writing, ...

April 8, 2025 9:30 PM

Rajnath Singh meets UAE Crown Prince and Defence Minister to boost bilateral defence ties

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in New Delhi on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Defence, both leaders expressed satisfaction with the current level of defence cooperation, which includes institutional mechanisms, joint military exercises, and exchange of training programmes. They acknowledged the need to fu...