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The Federal Public Prosecution warned that assault on public employees is a crime punished by the law. In an awareness video posted on its social media accounts today, the Federal Public Prosecution stressed that under Article 248 of the Federal Penal Code ”Any person who uses force, violence or threat …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Friday that it conducted 116,470 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 …

According to the National Center of Meteorology, the skies will be generally clear to partly cloudy at times. Light to moderate winds at times causing blowing dust and sand with a speed of 15– 25, reaching 35 km/hr.” The maximum temperature in the country is expected to be between 35 …

U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus crossed 8 million, rising by 1 million in less than a month, as another surge in cases hits the nation at the onset of cooler weather. The United States reported 60,000 new infections on Wednesday, the highest since Aug. 14, with rising cases in …

Twitter is experiencing an outage that began in the early evening on Thursday, with some users reporting problems sending tweets and refreshing their timelines. User-generated reports on Downdetector.com are skyrocketing as well, but there’s no communication from the company itself as to the nature of the outrage. Twitter’s last major …

Field inspectors from the Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) Sector in Dubai Economy continued their visits to a number of open markets and shopping centres across the emirate yesterday to make sure that commercial establishments commit to the precautionary measures against COVID-19. During yesterday’s tours, Dubai Economy imposed fines …

H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, launched Thursday morning, a qualitative environmental initiative represented in planting a number of mountains located on Sharjah-Khorfakkan Road with several kinds of long-living trees that are commensurate with the prevailing nature of that region. The …

Ras Al Khaimah Police: The death of a 20-year-old citizen in a collision accident in Adhen area yesterday. The accident occurred when the deceased was overtaking but a water tank truck was parked on the side of the road irrigating plants. He failed to avoid it and crashed into the …

Snapchat on Thursday launched a new feature – Sounds, that lets iOS users to add music to snaps. The move sets the company closer to compete with the likes of TikTok and Instagram.The music can be added to Snaps either pre or post capture, then shared without any limitations. You can post …

The Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Volunteering Programme inaugurated several global women’s telemedicine clinics, as part of the first global telemedicine initiative to provide free diagnosis, treatment and preventive services for women around the world, under the slogan, “Do Not Worry.” The initiative will be supervised by Emirati volunteer doctors from …