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The UAE Fatwa Council, under the chairmanship of Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah, has issued a ‘fatwa’ (Islamic ruling) allowing the coronavirus vaccines to be used in compliance with Islamic Sharia’s objectives on the protection of the human body and other relevant Islamic rulings. This comes in response to growing concerns …

The full list of ‘green’ countries that you can travel from if planning a trip to Abu Dhabi. This list is subject to change based on the global COVID-19 developments.

Following the successes achieved by implementing the precautionary measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 and maintaining a low rate of confirmed cases, Abu Dhabi will welcome back international tourists from 24 December 2020.

The Abu Dhabi Crisis, Emergencies and Disasters Committee has announced that it has updated the preventive and precautionary measures implemented in the emirate to preserve health gains achieved so far. The Committee has approved increasing the operational capacity of economic, tourism and entertainment activities to the possible optimal in accordance …

Dr. Omar Al Hammadi, the official spokesman of the UAE government media briefing: As news is being circulated about the emergence of a new mutation of Coronavirus and the inquiries about the possibility of a new type of outbreak, we would like to clarify some points: • Viruses are among …

A picture of two widowed penguins comforting each other has won a photography prize after going viral in the first coronavirus lockdown.The image won the Community Choice Award at Oceanographic magazine’s Ocean Photography Awards 2020. Taken by photographer Tobias Baumgaertner, the image – which sees the two Fairy penguins overlooking …

The Federal Tax Authority, FTA, has confirmed that as of 1st January 2021, it will not be permitted to sell (supply), transport, store or possess any type of water pipe tobacco or electrically heated cigarettes in the UAE unless they bear the Digital Tax Stamp (DTS). As per Cabinet Decision …

The Dubai Police General Command has recently launched a traffic campaign against speeding, under the slogan “Don’t let speeding turn you into a killer”. The 30-day campaign aims at raising awareness on the dangers of exceeding speed limits among members of the public. Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazrouei, Director of …

Ajman Civil Defence have controlled a fire that broke out in refrigerators and cooling appliances factory in the new industrial area, where the firefighters have responded to the fire report within 5 minutes only which prevented the widespread of the fire. The factory’s damage rate is estimated to be 30% …

DOH- Abu Dhabi: All vaccines available in the UAE are safe and sound. No vaccine will be distributed over the country without reviewing its safety results and data during the first and second clinical trial phases.While the third clinical trial phase measures the vaccine’s efficiency in expanding immunization in the …