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In line with the plan of the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) to vaccinate more than 50 percent of the country’s population against COVID-19, MoHAP announced that 61,396 people have got a coronavirus vaccine over the last 24hrs, bringing to 887,697 the total number of shots taken so far …

The National Center of Meteorology: Tomorrow’s weather is expected to be fair to partly cloudy in general, with a slight decrease in temperatures. Fair during the day and cold at night especially over the internal and mountainous areas. Moderate winds, freshening at times over the sea.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Thursday that it conducted 163,100 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 …

The real estate and properties transactions valued at AED4.3 billion in total during the week ending 7th January 2021. The sum of transactions was 1,546. According to the Department of Land and Property in Dubai, 109 plots were sold for AED438.22 million, 1,035 apartments and villas were sold for AED1.66 …

H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Thursday visited the Kshisha and Shaghrafa parks located in Al Rahmaniyah, Sharjah. His Highness was briefed by Ali bin Shaheen Al Suwaidi, Chairman of Sharjah Department of Public Works (SDPW), about the project facilities …

The Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) has called on drivers to benefit from the “Early Payment of Traffic Fines Initiative,” which includes a 35 percent discount if payments are made within 60 days of committing a violation, or a 25 percent reduction after the 60 days except for serious violations. The …

More than 86.63 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,873,667​ have died, according to a Reuters tally published on Thursday. With 357,135 deaths and over 20.9 million confirmed cases, the United States tops the list of twenty countries with the highest recorded …

Volunteers in Abu Dhabi have begun taking part in Phase III clinical trials of the Russian adenovirus-based COVID-19 vaccine (Sputnik V). Initially open to 500 volunteers, the trials are being conducted by the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), with joint supervision by the UAE Ministry of Health and …

The US-developed COVID-19 vaccine was rubber-stamped by the European Commission after getting conditional market approval from the EU’s medical watchdog. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for conditional market authorization on Wednesday, the agency announced following a meeting. It is the second vaccine authorised for use in …

Rowan Atkinson has revealed he will never play Mr Bean again. He says playing the loveable childish buffoon — who made him a global star — is “exhausting”. But he will still voice him in the animated versions, with a cartoon film in the pipeline. Rowan Atkinson, 65, said: “It’s …