ABU DHABI: The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy in Abu Dhabi has launched a new training platform to enhance UAE diplomats’ knowledge of international relations.
Known as TRAIN@AE, the initiative was created in collaboration with the General Secretariat of the Cabinet and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It aims to develop diplomats’ skills in line with the UAE’s foreign policy objectives and its international diplomatic profile, the Emirates News Agency reported on Tuesday.
Dr. Mohamed Al-Dhaheri, AGDA’s deputy director-general, said: “TRAIN@AE supports the … UAE government’s objective of enhancing international cooperation in line with the ‘We The UAE 2031’ vision … to make an immensely positive impact on both society and the world.”
AGDA’s research faculty traveled to six capital cities to hold lectures and discussions with members of the UAE’s diplomatic community and Emirati students on a range of topics, including diplomacy, climate change, GCC relations with countries in Asia and Africa, and the role of women in diplomatic service and leadership.
Director-General Nickolay Mladenov said the lectures, which started at the UAE Embassy in Cairo, were in line with the academy’s goal to support the country’s foreign policy.
As well as the lecture series, the researchers conducted “Generation Diplomacy,” which provided a platform for senior diplomats from various UAE embassies to share their expertise with aspiring foreign policy practitioners from all over the world.
TRAIN@AE is one of the UAE’s transformation projects, which are designed to move the country forward and enhance its competitiveness.
UAE launches training initiative for nation’s diplomats
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UAE launches training initiative for nation’s diplomats
- Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy holds lectures in six capital cities
- Scheme aims to boost skills in line with UAE’s foreign policy objectives
Israel’s Supreme Court suspends govt move to shut army radio
- Israel’s Supreme Court has issued an interim order suspending a government decision to shut down Galei Tsahal, the country’s decades-old and widely listened-to military radio station
JERUSALEM: Israel’s Supreme Court has issued an interim order suspending a government decision to shut down Galei Tsahal, the country’s decades-old and widely listened-to military radio station.
In a ruling issued late Sunday, Supreme Court President Isaac Amit said the suspension was partly because the government “did not provide a clear commitment not to take irreversible steps before the court reaches a final decision.”
He added that Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara supported the suspension.
The cabinet last week approved the closure of Galei Tsahal, with the shutdown scheduled to take effect before March 1, 2026.
Founded in 1950, Galei Tsahal is widely known for its flagship news programs and has long been followed by both domestic and foreign correspondents.
A government audience survey ranks it as Israel’s third most listened-to radio station, with a market share of 17.7 percent.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had urged ministers to back the closure, saying there had been repeated proposals over the years to remove the station from the military, abolish it or privatise it.
But Baharav-Miara, who also serves as the government’s legal adviser and is facing dismissal proceedings initiated by the premier, has warned that closing the station raised “concerns about possible political interference in public broadcasting.”
She added that it “poses questions regarding an infringement on freedom of expression and of the press.”
Defense Minister Israel Katz said last week that Galei Tsahal broadcasts “political and divisive content” that does not align with military values.
He said soldiers, civilians and bereaved families had complained that the station did not represent them and undermined morale and the war effort.
Katz also argued that a military-run radio station serving the general public is an anomaly in democratic countries.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid had condemned the closure decision, calling it part of the government’s effort to suppress freedom of expression ahead of elections.
Israel is due to hold parliamentary elections in 2026, and Netanyahu has said he will seek another term as prime minister.
