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Fuel prices for the month of July 2021: Super 98: Before: 2.38 AED/L After: 2.47 AED/L Special 95: Before: 2.27 AED/L After: 2.35 AED/L Diesel: Before: 2.30 AED/L After: 2.42 AED/L

H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Chairman of Etihad Rail, has inaugurated track-laying works at the Seih Shuaib site, which is the centre point for track-laying running to Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Sheikh Theyab reviewed the latest progress during …

Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs at Dubai Police: A famous model on “Instagram” who presented himself as an Emirati citizen and is originally a resident was arrested after he smoked a hashish cigarette in a Livestream through one of his accounts. He thought …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Tuesday that it conducted 281,043 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 …

WhatsApp for iOS is working on a redesign voice messages feature. Similar to Instagram, the chat app will show waveforms when the user is recording a message.According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is testing this feature for iOS and Android users. It’s not available yet for the public, but the site managed …

The UAE’s entrepot trade amounted to AED467.5 bn in 2020 despite the ongoing economic slowdown in direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC). The re-export market accounts for 46.5 percent of the total re-exports and exports of commodities and services in 2020, …

The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has approved allowing entry into a number of public places for only those vaccinated, effective from Friday, August 20 2021. The decision is in line with the emirate’s strategy to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and complements preventive and precautionary measures taken to …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) said today that there has been an error in a statement by Dr. Farida Al Hosani, Official Spokesperson of the Health Sector, at the UAE Government Media Briefing, held yesterday, on the developments of the COVID-19 variant and the percentage of cases admitted …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has announced the launch of multiple economic projects. “During my visit today to the Ministry of Economy, we have launched economic projects, which include accelerators for family businesses to support them access new markets, …

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) will lead this year’s Eid al-Adha celebrations with a programme of spectacular entertainment events on Yas Island. The celebrations include unmissable concerts by regional superstars Assala Nasri, Hussein Al Jasmi, Tamer Hosny and Myriam Fares at Etihad Arena …