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The UAE Football Association, in coordination with the UAE Pro League, decided to postpone the football season 2020-2021 until next October. This decision comes after consultation and coordination with the competent authorities in the country.

The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority has obtained the kingdom of Saudi Arabia permit to cross its airspace to all countries of the world.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Saturday that it conducted 79,623 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 …

The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge, ADEK, has announced that the UAE capital will open the first GCC campus of the internationally renowned 42 Network of coding and computer programming schools early next year. A major enabler in Abu Dhabi’s strategic vision to create a diverse and inclusive …

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, announced today, that it has entered into a long-term strategic investment with accounts and entities owned and/or advised by Apollo Global Management Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively “Apollo”) (NYSE: APO), one of the world’s largest alternative investment managers, and a group of institutional …

More than 25.75 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 855,590​ have died, according to a Reuters tally published on Wednesday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019

To protect students’ health & safety and safeguard public health, the Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis & Disasters Committee will implement precautionary measures to shift any school to distance learning if a COVID-19 case is suspected, until test results are confirmed by DoH. The Committee confirms that, should this take place, …

Ministry of Education and the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority announce the transfer of a group of schools in different emirates to the “distance learning” system, after suspecting cases among the stuff who had undergone “COVID-19” tests. These schools shall undertake the distance learning approach as a precautionary measure …

H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, today attended the inauguration of the Chinese School Dubai, CSD, the first Chinese public school to be established outside China. His Highness welcomed the school’s opening saying it further strengthens the UAE’s strong cultural ties with China and the deep bonds …

The UAE today sent an aid plane carrying 5 metric tonnes of medical supplies and testing kits to Cambodia to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. This aid will assist approximately 5,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. Commenting on the aid delivery, …