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Dubai Airports, operator of Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC), and GMR Hyderabad (GMR-HYD) have joined forces to create a COVID-19 vaccine distribution corridor. Home to 88 global airlines including Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates, and 12 international and 400 local and regional freight forwarders, Dubai Airports with its …

The FIFA Referees’ Committee has announced the names of referees who will officiate in the FIFA World Club Cup matches, which will take place in February 2021. In a statement issued today, the committee announced that it has chosen seven referees and 12 assistant referees, in addition to seven video …

Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced that it has begun the vaccination drive for frontliners and employees in vital professionals in the government sector. Dr. Farida Al Khaja, CEO of Clinical Support Services and Nursing Sector at the DHA and Chairperson of the COVID-19 Vaccination Steering Committee, said the vaccination drive …

In 2020 … Dubai Police busted 97 defendants, who were among the most dangerous international gangs. They would have committed plots that could have caused losses estimated at 11billion 803 million, 728 thousand and 300 dirhams for community members through online fraud and scams.

Shaikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, Chairman of the UAE Fatwa Council, has received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, in support of the country’s efforts to contain the spread of the virus. Bin Bayyah lauded the UAE’s exceptional efforts in its handling of the coronavirus crisis, and for being one …

WhatsApp users the world over made more than 1.4 billion voice and video calls on New Year’s Eve, the most ever calls in a single day on the platform, Facebook said. As COVID-19 made meeting with friends and family tough, WhatsApp calling on New Year’s Eve 2020 increased over 50 …

Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed Pele to become the second-highest goalscorer ever with his double for Juventus in a Serie A match against Udinese on Sunday. Ronaldo scored his 757th and 758th goal in either half of a 4-1 win as Juventus got back to winning ways in Serie A. Summer signing …

NCM: The lowest temperature recorded over the country today morning was 2.7°C in Damtha near Al Ain at 07:15 UAE Local.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Monday it conducted 116,687 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 cases …

More than 84.65 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,838,746​ have died, according to a Reuters tally published on Monday. With 350,121 deaths and over 20.3 million confirmed cases, the United States tops the list of twenty countries with the highest recorded …