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The National Center of Meteorology expects weather over the coming five days to be humid and partly cloudy. Following is a detailed weather forecast issued today by the NCM for the coming five days: -Wednesday: Weather: Humid over the coasts especially westwards- Fair to partly cloudy at times, some clouds …

Sharjah Police managed to rescue 8 citizens whom their vehicles were drifted away by torrents in Wadi Al-Hilo, among them was a woman who is in a critical condition and was transferred to the hospital. Searches are underway for 3 others.

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, have reviewed the global fight against COVID-19 today with President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo. This came over a phone call today, wherein the two leaders discussed the international …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has modified the service timings of public transport (metro, tram, buses, marine transport), taxis and shared transport as well as customers happiness centres, service provider centres, and paid parking zones as of Wednesday 27 May. The revised timing is in line with the Resolution of …

Exclusive to UAE Barq: Brigadier Saif Al Mazrouei, director-general of the Dubai Police’s traffic department: We would like to notify the public who are travelling to other emirates from Dubai and are not working in vital jobs to adhere to the national disinfection program timings which starts at 8 PM …

Jebel Ali police in Dubai have arrested 7 people who were involved in alcohol trafficking during Eid al-Fitr holidays. The police have found 1483 alcohol bottles in their possession, some of which were stored inside a hole in a desert area.

The UAE Ministry of Education announced on Tuesday that distance learning will recommence on Wednesday, 27th May 2020, across all public and private schools that implement the ministry’s curriculum. In a statement, the ministry explained that access to classes via the ‘Smart Learning’ portal for students in the second and …

As public health safety becomes a priority with the world in the grip of a global pandemic, Shurooq is going the extra mile to ensure that all its hospitality, ecotourism and leisure destinations, which are scheduled to open in a phased manner, will strictly adhere to the UAE government’s health …

The Federal Tax Authority, FTA, has issued a decision to postpone the implementation of the ban on supplying, transferring, storing, and possession of water pipe tobacco – known in Arabic as ‘mu’assel’ – and electrically heated cigarettes in the UAE that do not carry digital tax stamps until 1st January …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention has conducted more than 28,000 COVID-19 tests in different regions of the country and reports: • 779 new cases of coronavirus from different nationalities, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 31,086. • The full recovery of 325 patients from the symptoms of …