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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.

The National Search and Rescue Team – in coordination with Abu Dhabi Police – has carried out rescue and medical evacuation mission for a 24-year-old Emirati woman, after receiving a report that she had fallen off Jebel Hafeet in Al Ain city, during a mountain climbing trip in hard to …

Instagram’s newest guidance for creators makes one thing clear: the platform wants people to stop posting recycled TikToks to Reels. Today, Instagram says it’s making changes to its algorithm and how it recommends Reels to users. Along with that, it’s issuing new best practices on its @creators account to give …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Monday that it conducted 162,774 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 …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (SZGM) in Abu Dhabi, as part of his official visit to the UAE. Zelensky, who was accompanied by senior Ukrainian officials, commenced his tour by visiting the ossuary of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and recalled …

ADNOC Distribution on Monday today reported that its net profit for the fourth quarter of 2020 grew to AED851 million, with underlying EBITDA (EBITDA excluding one-offs and inventory gains/losses) of AED1.1 billion. For the year 2020, net profit was AED 2.4 billion, while underlying EBITDA stood at AED3.6 billion. ADNOC …

Abu Dhabi banks invested AED26.1 bn in debt securities during 2020, bringing to AED208.6 bn their cumulative investments in this key investment vehicle by December’s end, 2020, statistics by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates have shown. Debt securities are financial assets that entitle their owners to a …