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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, …

His Excellency Hussain Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, during the UAE government regular news briefing: • One million seventy thousand and two hundred of our students have resumed studies in different educational levels, where 130 thousand are university students while one million and forty thousand are students of the general …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention has conducted 82,772 tests and reports: • 574 new cases of coronavirus from different nationalities, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 70,805. • The full recovery of 560 patients from the symptoms the virus, bringing the total number of recovered cases to …

Mohammed bin Rashid: We have decided today to exempt some medical equipments related to combating COVID-19 from tax. We have also adopted an integrated regulatory and legislative framework on medical assistance for fertility. Our medical sector is progressing and keeping pace with our development process to be among the best.

The Emirati short film “Athel” received the Outstanding Achievement Certificate at the Berlin Flash Film Festival in Germany, a festival that celebrates short films and scripts, giving the filmmakers a creative platform to voice their art. Athel also won the Gold Remy Award at the WorldFest – Houston International Film …

Abdulhamid Saeed Alahmadi, Governor of the UAE Central Bank, and Ronen Peretz, Director-General of the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, for future cooperation in the banking and financial sector. During a meeting held in Abu Dhabi today, parties agreed to form working groups and …

Sharjah ruler directs the Department of Town Planning and Survey to commence development work on the Pearl Beach in the city of Khor Fakkan, including roads pavement, establishing shops, restaurants, cafes, play grounds for children and parking lots.

Ahmed Al-Nuaimi has issued a decision regarding the health insurance in Ajman, as it will cover all local government entities in the emirate. Any entity shall be authorized to be included in the insurance system with the written approval of the Ruler’s representative, and it shall be enforced as of …

A California-based company NDB has made a self-charging battery by trapping carbon-14 (C14) nuclear waste in artificial diamond-case. The company claims the battery can run for 28,000 years on a single charge. The US-based company says that the battery can be used in electric vehicles, mobile phones, laptops, tablets, drones, …

The Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC, has welcomed the initialling of a peace agreement that was signed between the Transitional Government of Sudan, and armed movements. In a statement, Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al Hajraf, GCC Secretary-General, stressed that this is an important step in realising the aspirations and hopes of …