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China has relaxed its family planning policy to allow couples to have a maximum of three children after a census showed its population is rapidly ageing, state media Xinhua reported Monday. For almost 40 years, China enforced a controversial “one-child policy” — one of the strictest family planning regulations worldwide …

The world’s most popular cricket sport league will be played for the third time in the UAE in September-October this year, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced today. Indian Premier League (IPL), which has an estimated brand value of $ 6.7 billion, is a professional Indian …

Sharjah Private Education Authority stresses that students must not be dismissed or prohibited from entering the exams due to the delay in paying the tuition fees.SPEA urges students to avoid such situations and calls on schools to offer flexible payment options.

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, has issued the Council’s Resolution No. (18) for 2021 forming the Supreme Committee for Urban Planning in Dubai. The Resolution aims to regulate and ensure the governance of urban planning …

H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has approved AED 51,907,000 to settle 99 cases for citizens in the emirate in various categories, as part of its 20th group of payments, to be presented to the Sharjah Debt Settlement Committee . The …

The Public Prosecution (PP) explained today that custodians who expose children in their care to any form of rejection, homelessness or neglect shall be imprisoned or fined not less than AED 5,000. In a post published across its social media accounts, the Public Prosecution stated that, according to Articles 35 …

The Umm Al Qaiwain Tourism and Archaeology Department has announced that the start of construction of the new Umm Al Qaiwain National Museum in Old Umm Al Qaiwain, which will cover an area of 8,000 square metres. Sheikh Majid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Chairman of the Department, stressed …

The Maritime Rescue Unit at the Dubai Ports Police Station, in cooperation with Directorate General of Civil Defense, has put out a fire broke out in a boat docked at Marina Umm Suqeim. The fast response of the Unit has prevented the fire from engulfing the nearby boats and causing …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Sunday that it conducted 242,981 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 …

Dubai International Airport has been named the world’s busiest international airport in May, as travellers gradually return to the skies.The airport’s scheduled capacity was nearly 1.9 million in May, according to aviation intelligence firm.