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The 39th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair, SIBF 2020, opened today at the Expo Centre Sharjah. Cultural ambassadors, diplomats, media professionals, and members of the community showed up bright and early as Sharjah opened the doors to the globally anticipated annual cultural celebration this morning, which concludes on …

Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, today held a virtual meeting with Anton Siluanov, Russia’s Minister of Finance, as part of the Ministry of Finance’s endeavour to deepen financial and economic cooperation with various countries of the world. The meeting discussed ways to strengthen bilateral …

H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Abu Dhabi’s Water and Electricity Sector, has chaired the committee meeting held at Qasr Al Watan. During the meeting, the committee approved the five-year plan and budget for …

To enhance preventative measures for the early detection of COVID-19, the Abu Dhabi Crisis, Emergency and Disasters Committee has updated the requirements to enter the emirate. Residents and visitors who enter Abu Dhabi from 8 Nov and stay for 4 or more consecutive days must take a PCR test on …

Mohammed bin Rashid: Today, I met my brother Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed in Dubai, where we discussed several topics. Internally, we are among the best countries in government performance, and controlling the COVID-19 pandemic economic crisis. While externally, the UAE’s global portfolio weighs multiple times its weight two years ago. …

The search and rescue team in the Air Wing Department of Ras Al Khaimah Police managed to rescue an Emirati citizen and his family of five members who were exhausted and fatigued during a mountain trip in the Al-Ghayl area in Wadi Qada’a. Upon receiving the report from the operation …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Wednesday that it conducted 116,083 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 …

DP World, UAE Region has announced that its Mina Rashid has won the award for the Middle East’s Leading Cruise Port for the 13th consecutive year at the World Travel Awards, WTA, 2020. Considered as a noteworthy accolade in the travel industry, the award included nominations of cruise ports from …

H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, laid the foundation stone for a number of educational, sports and residential projects in Kalba city on Wednesday morning. The projects included Victoria International School – Kalba, Kalba Club for the Disabled, and Al Saaf …

More than 47.25 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,209,590​ have died, according to a Reuters tally published on Wednesday. With 231,606 deaths and over 9,332,208 million confirmed cases, the United States tops the list of twenty countries with the highest recorded …