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The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has received 4,305 applications for the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme, up by more than 7 percent from the first batch. The second batch of the Programme is aimed at finding the next two Emirati astronauts who will join the UAE’s …

Sharjah Police has managed to find 3 people who were reported missing in a mountainous area in Khorfakkan during a tour, including A Belarusian and a Latvian women who are in good health.The Emirates Rescue Team later found the third missing of an Arab nationality dead in a rugged mountainous …

 The Abu Dhabi Department of Justice has launched a new service that allows the calculation of expenses in all its inclusions in personal status claims electronically, according to the guide manual adopted last March. The move aims to provide a unified smart mechanism for estimating expenses in order to make …

Upon the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the UAE Government began a remote meeting today, entitled, “Preparations for the post-coronavirus, COVID-19, period.” The meeting, which will continue until Tuesday, 12th May, is being attended by ministers, secretaries-general …

The Abu Dhabi Pension Fund has announced that the date for the disbursement of pensions to around 18,000 pensioners and beneficiaries, amounting to AED238 million, will be on 19th May instead of 26th of the same month, which is the usual date for disbursement. The gesture aims to support the …

Abu Dhabi Police arrested a young man (28 years) who drove his car recklessly ignoring the laws and traffic regulations, as he was drifting and performing car stunt on the public road in Mussafah. The vehicle was impounded and the man was referred to the Public Prosecution for further legal …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention conducted additional 29,000 Covid-19 tests, which revealed 781 new cases bringing the total number of cases to 18,198. The new cases identified are undergoing treatment. The total number of recovered cases of Coronavirus (Covid-19) has reached 4,804 with 509 cases fully recovered today after …

The United Arab Emirates today sent an aid plane containing seven metric tons of medical supplies to Sierra Leone to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. The aid will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals as they work to combat the virus. Commenting on the aid delivery, …

Mohammed Bin Rashid: Today, I received the statistics of applicants for the UAE Astronaut Programme. We will soon announce the next two Emirati astronauts.1,400 female Emiratis and 130 Emiratis with a PHD are among the 4,300 applicants. We are proud their passion and desire to achieve.

The National Centre of Meteorology, NCM, has urged motorists to take all precautions and follow the traffic regulations regarding the chance of fog formation and deteriorating of horizontal visibility. In a statement, NCM, said that poor visibility is expected at times over internal areas during the period from 02:00 until …