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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid announces the successful transfer of the UAE’s Mars Hope Probe from MBRSpaceCentre in Dubai to the launch site on Tanegashima island in Japan, under the supervision of a team of Emirati engineers in a process that took 83 hours of nonstop operations.

A Dubai-based couple who were away from their two-year-old baby after being stuck in South Africa over a month, flew back to Dubai on Wednesday night thanks to the special arrangements made by the UAE Government. Although they can reunite with their daughter at their Dubai home only after undergoing …

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation decides to reduce 2 hours of the regular working hours for all private sector workers in the country during the holy month of Ramadan for the Hijri year 1441.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHaP, and the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, NCEMA, have announced a set of social and health guidelines pursuant to yesterday’s decision to amend the National Disinfection Programme. The new guidelines include conditions for visits and exercise during the holy month of …

Ramadan this year comes in the last quarter of April and extends to the third quarter of May. A report by the National Center of Meteorology, NCM, said this period is considered within the first transitional period (spring) between the winter and summer seasons. Expected that the weather on most …

In line with the Government of Dubai’s efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19, Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services has announced the launch of its Mobile Laboratory Unit (MLU) as part of an initiative to provide free testing for the elderly and ‘people of determination’ at their homes. The initiative …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention has conducted more than 32,000 COVID-19 tests in different regions of the country and report 525 new cases of coronavirus from different nationalities, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 9,281. • The full recovery of 123 patients from the symptoms of the …

The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen on Friday said it has extended for one month the comprehensive ceasefire in Yemen to support efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic, beginning Thursday, 23 April, 2020, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki said, “The Joint Forces Command …

The Ministry of Presidential Affairs, in coordination with the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments and Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center announces the exceptional and limited live broadcast of “Tarawih” prayers from Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on the country’s official TV and Radio channels throughout the …

Dubai Government has announced a unified directory of safety and etiquette signage in public transport and other public spaces aimed at raising awareness about essential health and safety procedures to combat the outbreak of COVID-19. The signage directory is aligned with the highest global practices in indicative icons. Red indicates …