UAE Chairs Eighth Session of Gulf Chemists Union (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM)
RAS AL KHAIMAH, September 20, 2026 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM): The UAE has assumed the presidency of the eighth session of the Gulf Chemists Union (GCU) following the union's General Assembly meetings held on Sunday at Hilton Garden Inn Ras Al Khaimah.
Moza Saif Matar Al Shamsi, President of Emirates Chemical Society, is chairing the eighth session.
Al Shamsi stated that the meeting approved:
- A week-long Gulf chemistry event modeled after Arab Chemistry Week, involving chemical societies, universities, colleges, institutes, schools, and the wider community.
- Saudi Arabia hosting the union's ninth session and the fifth Gulf Chemists Forum in 2027.
- Completing membership procedures for Oman and Qatar's chemistry organisations.
Al Shamsi explained that Gulf Chemists Union, established in Kuwait in 2016, is a regional scientific and cooperative organisation registered as an international body in Bahrain. Its members include the Saudi Chemical Society, Kuwait Chemical Society, Emirates Chemical Society, and Bahrain Society of Chemists.
She added that the union strives to:
- Unify chemists' efforts.
- Advance chemical sciences across GCC countries.
- Strengthen scientific cooperation and research among specialists in the region.
- Organise specialised forums and conferences highlighting chemistry's role in development.
- Participate in cultural programmes aimed at nurturing scientific talent in collaboration with relevant organisations, including the Union of Arab Chemists.