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Crown Prince of Dubai H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum today opened the 40th edition of GITEX Technology Week at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). Featuring the participation of over 1,200 innovative tech enterprises, startups and government entities from more than 60 countries, over 200 of …

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi emirate, has issued the law number 22 of 2020, establishing Abu Dhabi Community Legal Awareness Centre, affiliated with the Abu Dhabi Judiciary Department. The centre will raise awareness of potential risks associated with …

Statistics from the Central Bank of the UAE showed that the investments of Abu Dhabi banks in debt securities in the first nine months of 2020 amounted to AED19 billion, contributing to an increase in the cumulative balance of this type of investment to AED201.5 billion at the end of …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Sunday that it conducted 92,147 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 …

In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has issued Decree No. 35 of 2020, appointing the Higher Board of Directors of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin …

The recent amendments to the Commercial Companies Law in the UAE will have far-reaching impact on the flow and quality of foreign and domestic investments as well as overall economic growth of the country, stated His Excellency Sami Al Qamzi, Director General of Dubai Economy. His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin …

A successful joint rescue mission between the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, EAD, and The National Aquarium, TNA, has relocated a trapped whale shark back to the open sea in the Arabian Gulf. The 6m shark was noticed circling inside a man-made lagoon in the Al Bahiyah area. After close monitoring …

Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube is rolling out a new feature that is aimed at reducing the hateful comments on the platform. The feature is being first rolled out for Android users and will prompt them to reevaluate their posts in case its algorithm detects it to be offensive. As …

According to the National center of Meteorology, the weather will be cloudy towards night and rainy weather will follow on Monday morning especially “over the sea and islands westward”. Temperatures in the country continue to decrease gradually. Light to moderate winds, becoming fresh by night over the sea. Relative humidity …

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Kang Kyung-wha, the Foreign Minister of South Korea, reviewed the prospects of fostering cooperation in areas of health, education, technology and investment. This came as the UAE top diplomat welcomed the S. Korean minister in …