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The United Arab Emirates is a long-time partner that has supported Japanese economy and society, and economic relations remain robust with US$22.4 billion bilateral trade in 2020, a top Japanese official told Emirates News Agency (WAM). “As one of the most significant crude oil suppliers to Japan, the UAE is …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Tuesday that it conducted 175,284 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 …

More than 111.61 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,574,877 have died, according to a Reuters tally on Tuesday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

‘DhabiSat’, the second CubeSat designed and developed by Khalifa University students with support from partners, has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, US. Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Al Yah Satellite Company (Yahsat) and Northrop Grumman on February 20 announced that …

Kuwait has announced it will be closing its land and sea border crossings with certain exceptions made for citizens and workers, according a decision by the country’s Council of Ministers. Exceptions were made for shipping operations and workers in the divided zone, according to the announcment. The return of citizens …

Mohammed bin Zayed: During a visit to IDEX 2021 today, I was briefed on the latest national defence systems and technologies. I am very proud of the strength of the UAE defence industry and how it is progressing

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA-Dubai) has launched a new fast-track passport control service that uses face and iris-recognition technologies. Director General of GDRFA-Dubai Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Deputy CEO of Dubai Airports Jamal Al Hay, Chief Operating Officer of Emirates Airline Adel …

The National Center of Meteorology forecasts that tomorrow’s weather will be partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a probability of light rainfall by night over some coastal areas and islands.Humid by night and Wednesday morning, with a chance of mist formation over some internal areas.

Official delegations representing the United Arab Emirates and the State of Qatar met in the brotherly State of Kuwait today, Monday, February 22, 2021, in the first meeting between the two sides to follow up on the Al-Ula Declaration. The two sides discussed joint mechanisms and procedures to implement the …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that 3,451 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the past 24 hours. The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 5,557,793 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 56.19 doses per 100 people. The vaccination drive is …