Want to be happy, tolerant, young? UAE has a ministry for that


  • World
  • Wednesday, 10 Feb 2016

An Emirati family watches the fireworks display at the Global Village in Dubai February 13, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

DUBAI (Reuters) - It sounds a bit New Age, but the United Arab Emirates has just appointed state ministers for happiness, tolerance and youth.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the UAE prime minister who is also the ruler of Dubai, announced the new lineup on Wednesday via his official Twitter account.

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