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The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court which has jurisdiction over money laundering and tax evasion offences, sentenced a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of a government-owned Abu Dhabi company and a CEO at the same company, to 15 years in prison for committing money laundering crimes by taking advantage …

The Ministry of Education, in coordination with the Emirates Schools Establishment, today announced the gradual and phased return of in-person classes for all academic levels in public schools across the emirates, starting from February 14th, 2021. In a statement, the Ministry also said that distance learning will remain available as …

Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee approves a preventive protocol specific to the schooling community, including academic and administrative staff and students, to be implemented until the end of the school year. The committee also approved the resumption of in-classroom education for all grades in all Abu Dhabi schools …

As the countdown has begun for the first-ever Arab interplanetary mission to enter into the Red Planet’s orbit, Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) said today that Hope Probe is now in its most critical stage as the spacecraft is set to capture into Mars Orbit on February 9 at …

The National Center of Meteorology: Tomorrow’s weather will be fair to partly cloudy at times. Temperatures tend to increase. Humid by night and Thursday morning with a probability of mist and fog formation over some coastal and internal areas. Light to moderate winds.

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ordered the disbursement of a grant worth AED24,392,473 to athletes who accomplished sporting achievements in 2019, benefitting 680 athletes from 29 federations. The grant will be distributed to athletes without holding the customary annual ceremony, in line with the precautionary measures …

Dr. Saif Al Dhaheri, the spokesman of NCEMA: • The response of the community members to the COVID-19 national campaign for vaccination raises the efficiency to achieve a sustainable recovery, which is in line with national priorities in the planning phase of recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. • Despite the …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that 123,740 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the past 24 hours. The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 3,564,517 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 36.04 doses per 100 people. The vaccination drive is …

Dubai Health Authority adds the AstraZeneca vaccine to its authorised list of Covid-19 vaccines provided at DHA medical facilities. The first shipment of the vaccine has been received from India, thanks to efforts by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in cooperation with the Indian Foreign Ministry.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Tuesday that it conducted 181,635 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 …