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The UAE Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, today approved the appointment of Dr. Rabaa Al Sumaiti as Director-General of the Emirates Schools Establishment. Al Sumaiti was previously the Assistant Undersecretary for the Performance Improvement Sector at …

An African housemaid managed to steal (AED 760,000, $50,000, and KWD 3000) from her employers’ house with the help of two others. She monitored the households during her seven months of service, then stole the money, put it in a black plastic bag, took it out of the house, and …

The COVID-19 Supreme Committee in the Sultanate of Oman decides to close the Sultanate’s land ports starting from 6 pm tomorrow, Monday, January 18 and for one week, subject to extension .ONA

The Dubai Police Command & Control Centre recorded 24 traffic accidents (including two major accidents) and handled 1810 emergency calls earlier today (Sunday) from 6:00am until 9:00am due to the heavy fog that blanketed several areas of the emirate. Colonel Turki Abdurrahman bin Fares, Director of Command and Control Centre …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced that it conducted 162,251 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Sunday, the Ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus …

More than 93.86 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,012,869​ have died, according to a Reuters tally published on Sunday. With 392,153 deaths and over 23.4 million confirmed cases, the United States tops the list of twenty countries with the highest recorded …

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, in cooperation with the licensed telecommunications companies in the UAE, launch an initiative to block the advertisement messages as a kick-off phase to the new changes made by the authority to the unwanted messages sent to customers. Mobile users can send “Ball” to 7726 to …

Sharjah Police: January 19, 2021 will be the last day to avail the 50% discount on traffic fines that were committed in the emirate before December 1, 2020. Fines are payable through the MOI smart application or at Al Sahel kiosk.

The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has updated procedures to enter Abu Dhabi from within the country, effective from Sunday, 17 January, as part of the proactive efforts and precautionary measures to contain and eliminate the spread of Covid-19. The committee approved allowing entry to the emirate within …

Mohammed bin Zayed: I was pleased to have met my brother King Abdullah II of Jordan in Abu Dhabi. Our countries share a strong commitment to strengthening our cooperation and focusing on stability and development in our region.