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The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection, CCCP, sector in Dubai Economy in co-operation with the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, GDRFA, has shut down the Amer Centre in Riggat Al Buteen for failure to comply with the precautionary measures issued in view of COVID-19. Amer Centres are private …

H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, has issued Law No. 02 of 2020 pertaining to the regulation of real estate development in the Emirate of Ajman. The Law aims to regulate real estate development projects in the emirate to forge a safe …

The Ministries of Interior and Human Resources and Emiratisation have clarified that the National Disinfection Programme will start two hours earlier in the industrial and Workers’ Residential Cities nationwide from today, Wednesday, from 6 PM to 6 AM. In a statement, the two ministries called upon the public to avoid …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has updated the service hours of public transport means (metro, tram buses, marine transport, taxis and shared transport) as well as customer happiness centres and centres of service providers, as of 20 May 2020. The new timings conform to the revised national sterilisation programme …

Sultan bin Saeed Al Badi Al Dhaheri, Minister of Justice, has issued a decision setting up a moon-sighting committee to detect the beginning of the month of Shawwal, which will mark the end of Ramadan and start of Eid al-Fitr. The committee will hold a virtual meeting under the chairmanship …

ADNOC Distribution has registered over nine million contactless transactions through its smart application since the start of 2020. The company provides four secure contactless payment options through its smart application, including Mobile Pay, RFID, ADNOC Plus top up cards and Emirates ID. The ADNOC Distribution app is a convenient way …

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, today announced the launch of a safe and clean certification programme – a first of its kind in the region – and one which seeks to uplift and standardise the cleanliness and hygiene levels across all businesses and …

QuantLase Imaging Lab, the medical-research arm of the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange-listed International Holdings Company, IHC, announced that it has developed novel equipment which enables for much faster mass screenings, with test results available in seconds and allowing testing on a wider scale. The technology will reinforce the UAE’s position …

The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, today announced the scheduled launch of its Mars Hope Probe in a 495,000,000km journey to reach and orbit the Red Planet. The countdown to the launch begins after the probe’s successful transfer from the UAE to Japan, …

The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll has reached nearly 43,000, underlining the country’s status as the worst-hit in Europe, Reuters reported on Tuesday. New figures for England and Wales brought the death toll to at least 42,990, a Reuters tally showed, including earlier data from Scotland and Northern Ireland, as …