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Emirates reveals that is has returned over AED 5 billion (US$ 1.4 billion) in COVID-19 related travel refunds to date, making strong and steady progress on its commitment to customers to complete pending refunds. More than 1.4 million refunds requests have been completed since March, representing 90% of the airline’s …

India’s coronavirus infections surged past 4.2 million on Monday as it overtook Brazil to become the country with the second-highest number of cases, Reuters reported. With 4,204,613 infections, India is nearly 70,000 cases ahead of Brazil, which will post its most recent numbers later on Monday. India, with a daily …

 His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, said, “The UAE is among the first countries in the region to prioritise environmental protection and climate change, by adopting green policies and launching leading initiatives in this vital sector.” “Plans that protect ecosystems …

The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, sent a relief plane to Sudan to provide the necessary and urgent humanitarian needs to support those affected by the floods in several Sudanese states. This came in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu …

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, has ordered urgent humanitarian aid to those affected by the floods sweeping Sudan. The aid includes food and medicines to areas hit by the natural disaster, the worst to …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Saturday that it conducted 87,336 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 …

Mohammed bin Rashid: In our review of the Ministry of Environment’s future plan, we emphasized on the importance of enhancing our agricultural, fishery & animal resources, while supporting our local products & integrating federal and local efforts to preserve the diversity & quality of our ecosystem.

Dubai Prosecution has referred an Asian man to trial on the charges of deliberately murdering another Asian man after disputes between them for not allowing him to leave the country. The defendant had planned for the crime and murdered the victim inside his workshop using a hammer and a medium-sized …

Abu Dhabi Police CID, in cooperation with Tadweer, have managed to seize a number of illigall tobacco snuff “Naswar” manufacturing machines and products weighing 1.5 tons, after receiving initial information about the factory. The team raided the factory and found 4 Asians possessing the banned products and referred them for …

The National Center of Meteorology said that it will be: “Partly cloudy at times, and some clouds will appear Eastward by afternoon.”The maximum temperatures in internal areas expected to reach 41-45°C. In the coastal areas, temperature highs will be between 39-43°C, and 30-35°C in the mountainous regions. Light to moderate Southeasterly …