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The Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) Sector in Dubai Economy directed coffee shops to stop serving drinks in baby bottles as the practice is against local customs and the precautionary measures in place against COVID-19. The directive was issued after it was found that visitors bring baby bottles to …

AbuDhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has approved opening cinemas at 30% operating capacity while adhering to all precautionary measures including wearing masks, maintaining physical distance, and regular sanitizing.

More than 930 million tonnes of food sold in 2019 landed in waste bins, according to new UN research, in support of global efforts to halve food waste by 2030. Produced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and partner organisation WRAP, the Food Waste Index Report 2021, reveals that between …

 Global Village, the UAE and wider region’s leading multicultural family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment, has moved closer to its target of 25 Guinness World Records titles in honour of its Silver Jubilee anniversary. The Global Village team claimed the record for “Most people in a video relay holding …

The National Center of Meteorology forecasts that tomorrow’s weather will be hazy to partly cloudy at times, with a significant drop in temperature.Humid by night and Sunday morning with a probability of mist formation over some internal areas.Moderate to fresh winds and strong at times causing blowing dust and sand.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that 31,312 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the past 24 hours. The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 6,235,316 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 63.04 doses per 100 people. The vaccination drive is …

The UAE Public Prosecution has explained, through a video on its social media platforms, the crimes of kidnapping people and the violation of freedom. According to Article 344 of the Federal Penal Code, the Public Prosecution noted that whoever illegally kidnaps, arrests, detains or deprives anyone of freedom by any …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Friday that it conducted 242,742 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 have recently honored Mohammad Orfan Mohammad Rafeeq, a Creem driver, for his honesty as he handed over AED 900,000 cash left behind by a passenger to the Bur Dubai Police Station.   Brigadier Abdullah Khadim Sorour, Director of Bur Dubai Police Station, praised Mr Rafeeq for honesty …

Kuwait will impose a 5 p.m to 5 a.m. curfew and close parks from Sunday, March 7, until April 8 in an attempt to contain the coronavirus, according to a government spokesman. Taken after an upward trend in the daily COVID-19 cases, the decision was adopted at a cabinet meeting …