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The UAE is dominating the global competitiveness rankings for 2020 in eight environmental indicators, while also placing first in the MENA region in 19 of them. Dr Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, said that the UAE’s prominent standing in global environmental rankings is the direct …

 H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of the Ajman Executive Council, stated that the UAE’s leadership is exerting all possible efforts to set up advanced coronavirus testing centres and is keen to protect the health of the country’s citizens and residents. He made …

 In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has enacted the Common Reporting Standard Law Amendment Law No.6 of 2020 of the Dubai International Financial Centre, DIFC. The DIFC Authority’s Board of Directors has …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention has conducted 72,026 tests and reports: • 435 new cases of coronavirus from different nationalities, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 65,341. • The full recovery of 113 patients from the symptoms the virus, bringing the total number of recovered cases to …

The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, FANR, has said that the successful connection of Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant to the UAE national electricity transmission grid is another historic milestone for the UAE Nuclear Energy Programme. “Since issuing the Operating Licence in February 2020 for Unit 1 …

Microsoft will end support for Internet Explorer 11 across its Microsoft 365 apps and services next year. In exactly a year, on August 17th, 2021, Internet Explorer 11 will no longer be supported for Microsoft’s online services like Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook, and more. Microsoft is also ending support for …

Abu Dhabi Police have published real footages on the dangers of vehicles sudden swerve, which led to serious traffic accidents causing loss of lives and properties. According to Article 29, concerning sudden swerving violation, incurs a fine of AED 1000 and 4 traffic points.

The International Astronomy Center reported that most of the Islamic countries will observe the crescent moon of the month of Muharram of the year 1442 AH through the telescope only on Wednesday 19 August 2020. Hence it is expected that Thursday, August 20 will mark the New Islamic Year in …

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, ENEC, on Wednesday announced that its operations and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah Energy Company, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company, TRANSCO – a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company – has safely and successfully connected Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear …

A grand scholar at Al Azhar Al Sharif, Egypt’s renowned Islamic institution, has rejected a fatwa by Al Quds Mufti where he forbids the Emirati people from praying in Al-Aqsa Mosque following the UAE-Israeli peace accord. “As a specialist in Islamic Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) I can’t find any religious justification …