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The population of the Emirate of Fujairah stood at 292,358 last year, according to estimates by the Fujairah Statistics Centre. According to the centre’s statistical yearbook for 2020, the number of births reached 3279, marriages 859, divorces 159, and 309 died. The statistics indicated the total of number of public …

Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has updated the travel procedures for vaccinated citizens and residents of the emirate, effective Monday, 3 May 2021. Vaccinated travellers arriving from ‘green’ countries must take a PCR test on arrival and on day 6, without the need to quarantine. Vaccinated travellers arriving …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today received His His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, at Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, …

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a Federal Decree appointing Huda Al Hashimi as Deputy Minister of Cabinet Affairs for Strategic Affairs. Al Hashimi, who is the Chief of Strategy and Government Innovation in the UAE Government, is responsible for monitoring the development of the …

Five major global organisations specialising in assessing competitiveness have ranked the UAE among the top ten countries in the world in 28 competitiveness indexes related to finance and taxes. This was highlighted by a report by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC), which documented the rankings of the IMD …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Sunday that it conducted 205,625 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the Ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus …

The Dubai Police anti-begging campaign ‘Begging is a Wrong concept of Compassion arrested 177 beggars since its launch at the beginning of the holy month. Colonel Ali Salem, Director of the Department of infiltrators at Dubai Police, explained that there is an integrated security plan to combat begging in cooperation …

India’s new coronavirus cases dipped marginally on Sunday but deaths due to the infection jumped by a record 3,689, with one more state going into lockdown as the nation’s creaky healthcare system is unable to cope with a massive caseload. Authorities reported 392,488 new cases in the previous 24 hours …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that 62,366 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in the past 24 hours. The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 10,609,950 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 107.28 doses per 100 people. This is in line …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Saturday that it conducted 202,881 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the Ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus …