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Major General Saif Al Zari Al Shamsi, Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police, praised the success of the security plan that accompanied the New Year celebrations held in all cities of the Emirate of Sharjah. He hailed the positive and tangible cooperation by members of the public, which reflected their awareness and …

Cristiano Ronaldo has reached a new milestone on social media as the Portugal and Juventus superstar hit 250 million followers on Instagram. The 35-year-old is the first person to reach that milestone on the Facebook-owned social media platform. He is also the most followed person on Instagram. The number of …

Sherif Al Olama, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure for Energy and Petroleum Affairs, has welcomed a high-level delegation from the Israeli Mekorot Water Company headed by Elie Cohen, CEO of the company, where the two sides discussed the frameworks of joint cooperation in the field of water, …

Dubai Municipality announces the operation of sports courts in Dubai’s public parks starting today, Saturday 02/01/2021 while adhering to the precautionary measures. Picture: https://barq.ae/ZyGHY8

The Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) in Sharjah has issued 28 violations for razing soil, damaging vegetation, and cutting down perennial and non-perennial trees of national and environmental importance for the purpose of logging in wild areas. The fines were issued during 2020, and each violation has resulted in …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Saturday it conducted 152,588 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 …

The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has launched a digital authentication project allowing the approval of documents issued by the ADJD’s systems in an integrated digital manner and compatible with the UAE PASS digital identification system. The project will be applied to the Notary Public and Authentication operations as part …

Dubai Customs busted a major drug trafficking operation, seizing 76.31 kg of narcotics at Hamriya Port. The AED47.5 million worth of drugs comprising 30.15 kg of crystal meth and 46.16 kg of hashish were found skillfully stashed inside an inbound container shipment, said Ibrahim Kamali, acting executive director of Customs …

Global Village, the UAE and wider region’s leading multicultural family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment, welcomed in the New Year in a spectacular style as a series of celebrations took place across the park to mark the beginning of 2021. What transpired over the course of the evening will …

The Sheikh Zayed Festival has set two Guinness World records with a dazzling fireworks display that lasted for 35 minutes to welcome 2021. The first record was set for the longest-running fireworks show, which ran continuously for 35 minutes with fireworks launched from 16 towers. The second was for the …