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His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has announced renewed financial support of $10 million to the Carter Centre, following the 30th anniversary of the organisation ’s partnership with the UAE. The collaboration will continue …

YouTube’s short video product Shorts, which is currently being beta-tested in India, has received 3.5 billion daily views, the company’s top executive wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. Shorts is a new short-form video experience on YouTube for creators and artists who want to shoot short videos using their …

Mohammed bin Rashid:• Today, the UAE government has concluded the World Coolest Winter campaign to encourage domestic tourism. 950 thousand domestic tourists with an outcome of about one billion dirhams within one month. 2000 media coverage and 215 million views of videos depicting the UAE in a new, unique, and …

Bahrain will suspend dine-in services in restaurants and cafes and will move public and private schools to remote learning for three weeks to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced the commencement of operational procedures aimed at assuming the supervisory and regulatory responsibility of the insurance sector pursuant to Decretal Federal Law No. (25) of 2020 whereby the merger of the Insurance Authority into the Central Bank was decided. H.H. Sheikh …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has officially opened Al-Qassimi Hospital’s Regenerative Medicine Centre. The newly launched centre is equipped with state-of-the-art medical gadgets and devices, as well as qualified medical, technical, and nursing teams. The centre offering plasma and hyperbaric oxygen therapy includes a unit equipped with smart …

At a cost of AED 121,920 million… SEWA executes 3 strategic developmental projects of water transmission lines and increasing their capacity, including the extension of a water line from “Hamda” area to “Budaiya” area, and main water line from Al-Nahda to “Industrial Area 4”, in addition to a water transmission …

Global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally on Wednesday, as countries around the world struggle with new virus variants and vaccine shortfalls. Almost 1.3 percent of the world’s population has now been infected with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and more …

The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) has issued a circular to all ministries and federal entities regarding the quarantine period for employees infected with the coronavirus or had been in contact with someone who tested positive. Circular No. 04 of 2021 stipulates that federal government employees who have …

People may need to get COVID-19 vaccine every year, said Dr Farida Al Hosani, official spokesperson for the UAE Health Sector. Al Hosani made the remarks on Monday during a virtual panel discussion organised by the Maitha Bint Ahmed Al Nahyan Foundation for Community and Cultural Initiatives (MBAF), in collaboration …