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H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Saturday, laid the cornerstone of the Clock Tower Square in Kalba City. The Clock Tower Square is part of the development and tourism projects for public facilities and infrastructure in the region. Upon arrival …

The UAE will join with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in celebrating the 100th anniversary since its founding, which falls on April 11th. The UAE’s participation reflects the strong historic relations between the leadership and peoples of the two countries, which have become a role model in terms of their …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced that 51,471 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the past 24 hours. The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 8,975,014 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 90.74 doses per 100 people. The vaccination drive …

The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has launched its awareness campaign for the holy month of Ramadan by producing and broadcasting five short sensitisation films dealing with a wide range of topics and issues affecting the community. The films were inspired by cases heard in court and by observing and …

The UAE tourism sector performed outstandingly in 2020 despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, revealed by the Ministry of Economy, noting that the sector was among the least affected and fastest to recover around the world. The UAE recorded a 54.7 percent hotel occupancy rate in 2020 – the …

Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade strongly rebounded from the challenges posed by the global economic repercussions of COVID-19 and the suspension of business activity by countries across the world in the first half of last year to record high growth in 2020. Boosted by its resilience to global headwinds, as well …

HE Nasser Bin Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources & Emiratisation, announces the reduction of two working hours for all employees working in the private sector during the holy month of Ramadan (1442 Hijri) as per federal law no. 8 for 1980, on regulating labour relations.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Saturday that it conducted 237,130 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 …

Three soldiers who worked for the Saudi Ministry of Defense were executed for committing a crime of high treason, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) cited the ministry as saying on Saturday. Investigations revealed that the three ministry employees committed treason “in cooperation with the enemy in a way that violates …

Mohammed bin Rashid: Today, we announce two new Emirati astronauts, and the first female Arab astronaut. Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla have been chosen from more than 4,000 applicants, and their training will begin soon within the NASA astronaut program.