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Fujairah police in coordination with Ajman police have arrested a gang of (4) members who stole a treasury containing cash money and jewelry amounting to AED 500,000 from a citizen’s house in Dibba region on Friday afternoon. The defendants were arrested within one hour and the treasury with the loot …

Dubai Customs has foiled an attempt to smuggle 58 Vallourec counterfeit oil and gas pipes into the country. The Intellectual Property Department of Dubai Customs received a tip-off that four containers onboard a vessel coming from an Asian country are carrying 58 counterfeit oil and gas pipes. The containers were …

More than 8.04 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 435,682​ have died, according to a Reuters tally on Tuesday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Nasdaq Dubai, the region’s international financial exchange, announced it has welcomed the listing today of a US$1 billion Sukuk by Dubai Islamic Bank, DIB, the largest Islamic bank in the UAE. In a statement, Nasdaq Dubai added that the Sukuk was nearly 4.5 times subscribed with a profit rate of …

A joint announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC), the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA), and the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management (NCEMA) stated that from the 23rd of June, select categories of UAE citizens and residents will be permitted to travel abroad …

The UAE Government announced on Monday that more than 27,000 additional COVID-19 tests were conducted among UAE citizens and residents, resulting in the detection of 342 new cases and taking the total number of infections in the country to 42,636. The announcement was made during the regular media briefing held …

An Emirates flight landed earlier today at Bahrain International Airport – marking the airline’s resumption of flights carrying passengers to the kingdom. The airline is set to operate seven weekly flights from Bahrain to Dubai utilising its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to carry cargo as well as passengers travelling home or …

As part of efforts to strengthen the capacity of the health sector in various countries to overcome the COVID-19 crisis, the United Arab Emirates today sent an aid plane containing eight metric tons of medical supplies to Colombia. The aid will assist approximately 8,000 medical professionals as they work to …

Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Committee for the Covid-19 Pandemic, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Police and DoH, have announced that the Abu Dhabi movement ban is to be extended by one week, starting tomorrow, Tuesday 16 June. The ban covers movements between Abu Dhabi’s regions (Abu Dhabi, Al …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, announced that the use of Artificial Intelligence, AI, technologies, such as computer vision and machine learning algorithms, proved very effective in detecting and reporting violations of the coronavirus, COVID-19 preventive measures. Such monitoring covers physical distancing and wearing of face masks onboard taxis, whether …