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Dr. Farida Al Hosani, the spokeswoman of the health sector in the UAE: The UAE achieved a new global health breakthrough in providing over 5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at a rate of 52.56 doses for every 100 people. At the same time, the number of tests exceeded …

H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of Sharjah Executive Council (SEC), on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Council at the Sharjah Ruler’s office. Also present was H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler …

Tighter restrictions and additional precautionary measures have been announced by Umm Al Qaiwain’s Local Emergency Crisis & Disasters Management Team as part of the measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. The new rules, which came into effect today and will remain in place until further notice, include reducing the …

Dubai Police, in cooperation with DubaiTourism & Commerce Marketing, shuts down a tourism camp for one month and issues the organizer a fine of AED 50,000 for organizing a gathering that is not in adherence to the precautionary measures.

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to support its Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative. Under the MoU, Etihad Cargo will aid the worldwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, essential medicines, medical devices, and …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Tuesday that it conducted 193,163 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 …

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain arrived here today on a private visit to the UAE. King Hamad and his accompanying delegation were welcomed upon arrival by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, Sheikh Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, …

The National Center of Meteorology has urged motorists to take all precautions and follow the traffic regulations regarding the chance of fog formations and poor visibility. In a statement tonight, NCM said horizontal visibility is forecast to deteriorate to lower levels over some internal and coastal areas from 10:00 till …

The Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) Aviation Department conducted 1,053 aerial sorties in Abu Dhabi in 2020, including 377 police operations, 395 exercise sorties, 110 ambulance operations, 169 sorties for other missions, and two sorties for photography purposes. Brigadier Pilot Ibrahim Hassan Al Baloushi, Director of the ADP Aviation Department, highlighted …

Tomorrow’s weather will be hazy with a probability of mist formation over some coastal and internal areas by morning, becoming fair to partly cloudy at times. Humid by night and Wednesday morning with fog and mist formation.