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No traffic fatalities have been reported during the three-day holiday of Eid Al Adha in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, thanks to the adoption of the best international traffic safety standards and modern roads and bridges, said Abu Dhabi Police’s Traffic and Patrols Directorate. Traffic patrols were deployed on roads …

As part of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces’ global initiative to eradicate polio, the UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme announced that the Emirates Polio Campaign successfully vaccinated 722,500 children in Pakistan between 20th-26th July, …

Sharjah Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management team announces the reopening of public beaches in the emirate, starting from today August 3, while adhering to all precautionary and preventive measures to ensure the health and safety of community members.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, represented by the Fujairah Medical Zone, has announced the inauguration of two coronavirus testing centres in “Om Dibba” and the Fujairah Exhibition Centre in Dibba Fujairah. The centres, which will perform free coronavirus tests for citizens and residents, as per the directives of …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has chaired the first physical meeting of the UAE Cabinet after the new government formation. Taking to Twitter, Sheikh Mohammed said ” I have chaired today the first physical meeting of …

WhatsApp for Android recently received a new mute feature on the beta channel, which allows users to mute any chat right from the notifications shade. However, the mute feature has been designed in a way that it only shows up when you receive at least 51 messages from a single chat. …

 Hans Blix, Director-General Emeritus of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, has said that the starting of operations at Abu Dhabi’s Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant demonstrates to the world how doable it is to shift to environmentally-friendly alternatives to generate power. “The start-up of the first of four units of …

Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov, UFC Champion, commended the 12th edition of UAE Warriors held on 31st July in the jiu-jitsu arena at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi. The tournament involved ten matches, with nine featuring men and one involving women. Nurmagomedov arrived in Abu Dhabi upon an invitation from the …

India’s media outlets this morning extensively reported the commissioning of the UAE’s first nuclear power reactor, the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant. Print, television, news websites and other media streams highlighted Barakah’s unique place as the Arab world’s first nuclear power plant. “The Hindu” newspaper noted that announcement of the commissioning …

Amitabh Bachchan has tested negative on his latest COVID-19 test, revealed his son Abhishek on Sunday, 2 August. He further added Amitabh has been discharged from the hospital. Abhishek, who had also tested positive for the coronavirus, was admitted to Nanavati hospital along with his father on 11 July. He will …