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The field inspections carried out by the Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) Sector in Dubai Economy across the emirate have revealed increasing rates of compliance with the COVID-19 precautionary measures. The latest round of inspections found that 820 shops and commercial establishments fully complied with the precautionary guidelines. The …

In line with applied precautionary measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, the Abu Dhabi Crisis, Emergency and Disasters Committee outlines quarantine guidelines for international arrivals to Abu Dhabi. The Committee also sets out special procedures for international arrivals in Abu Dhabi by air or land travelling directly to other …

As part of ongoing efforts to expand the reach of the Phase III clinical trials of the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, a new centre 4 Humanity was launched in Egypt, making it the fourth Arab country to participate in these trials following the UAE, Bahrain and Jordan.The extension follows the successful …

The centres operated by the Environment and Protected Areas Authority, EPAA, collectively welcomed over 57,000 visitors during July and August. The Wasit Wetland Centre welcomed some 1,000 visitors in July and 560 in August while Arabia’s Wildlife Centre received 5,970 visitors in July and 15,201 in August. The Kalba Bird …

Miral, Abu Dhabi’s leading curator of experiences, today welcomed H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Executive Council and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office, at Yas Island’s Yas Bay, which is to become Abu Dhabi’s premier waterfront destination. The development will play an important …

The President of Pakistan, Arif Alvi, has awarded H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, the ‘Hilal-e-Pakistan’ (Crescent of Pakistan), country’s second-highest civil award and decoration, in recognition to his significant efforts to support Pakistan in all humanitarian and development fields, and …

The National ambulance, along with the civil defense teams and Sharjah police, had responded and evacuated a residential building which caught fire hours ago in Al Majaz area. Two moderate injuries (burns) were reported and transferred to Al Qasimi Hospital for treatment after receiving initial treatment at the site.

The Zayed Sustainability Prize has announced that solar-powered lighting solutions developed by one of its previous winners have been installed in the Egyptian village of Habisha, in the Asyut Governorate – as the latest deployment from the UAE-driven humanitarian initiative, 20by2020. With an aim to improve standards of living and …

The Dubai Police have arrested Denis Matoshi, a leader of the Albanian-speaking (KOMPANIA BELLO) criminal group -a transnational organised crime syndicate involved in drug trafficking and smuggling operations between South America and Europe with an estimated street value of 350 million euros (1 billion and 523 million dirhams). As part …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Monday that it conducted 92,912 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 …