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Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum approved several new federal committees’ appointments. The new appointments followed the latest UAE Cabinet reshuffle and aims to advance the work of federal committees and reactivate their role in further …

More than 30.35 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 947,400​have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

The UAE today sent a fifth aid plane carrying 13 metric tons of critical medical supplies to Colombia to support the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. This aid will assist approximately 13,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. Commenting on the aid delivery, Salem …

The Expo Centre Sharjah is currently hosting the “Expo Electronics Exhibition”, the first event the centre has organised after the gradual return to normal life and the resumption of activities and events in Sharjah. This is in line with the decision of the Sharjah Executive Council to resume the organisation …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Friday that it conducted 97,469 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 …

Australian air carrier Qantas announced that a seven-hour scenic “flight to nowhere,” which will take off and land at the same airport amid interstate travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, sold out in 10 minutes.Flights to nowhere’ serve the purpose of taking passengers on a journey, without really reaching any …

MoHAP and NCEMA announce a protocol for organizing social events in light of the spread of COVID-19, with the aim of ensuring the highest standards of prevention: • Attendance at a matrimony and other special events is restricted to first-degree relatives of the two families, provided that the total number …

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, MOCCAE, today announced that Jaziri sheep and goats can now be imported and traded in UAE markets. The two breeds had been banned since 2014 due to concerns about their safety for consumption. The decision followed the introduction of comprehensive stringent safety regulations …

More than 30.02 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 941,817​have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

NCM: The National Seismic Network of the National Center of Meteorology has recorded two tremors of 4.1 magnitude on the Richter scale in the Arabian Gulf.The first tremor occurred at 08:14 and the second tremor occurred at 08:25, 18/09/2020 “UAE time”.