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Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Twitter

government policy: Critics quickly took to Twitter to question how the UAE domestic human rights record and involvement in regional wars help make people happier, according to Toronto Star. The new Minister of State for Happiness, said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum wrote on Twitter, will align and drive government policy to create social good and satisfaction. But not everyone is smiling. A Minister of State for Tolerance, meanwhile, will promote tolerance as a fundamental value in UAE society. In a series of tweets, Al Maktoum, who also serves as the ruler of Dubai, said he wanted a person under 25 to serve as the next minister overseeing youth issues. The announcement comes amidst a larger government shakeup and news that the government would privatize some services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.