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The UAE embassy in Seoul: In light of the new Coronavirus outbreak in several countries, we call on the UAE citizens to postpone their travel at the present time to the Republic of South Korea for their safety, UAE embassy in Seoul said We advise those who are already there …

The UAE has been named the Middle East’s highest ranked soft power nation in Brand Finance’s ‘Global Soft Power Index 2020’. According to Brand Finance, the UAE is in 18th position worldwide in the index and has received a soft power score of 45.9 out of 100. “The UAE’s main …

The Ministry of Presidential Affairs has mourned the death of former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, who died on Monday in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. He was 91. The Ministry issued a statement saying, “Today, the Arab world has lost a prominent leader who devoted his life to the service of …

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak passed away at the age of 91 on Tuesday. Fourth president Mubarak ruled Egypt for a period of 30 years before he was forced to step down on February 11, 2011 as a result of the January 25 Revolution. On May 24, 2011 Mubarak and …

The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority has announced the suspension of all flights arriving to and departing from Iran, effective immediately. According to the GCAA, all passenger and cargo aircraft traveling to and from Iran will be suspended for a period of one week, and could be up for extension. …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has issued Decree No. 06 of 2020 regarding the regulation of advertisements in the Emirate of Dubai. The new Decree seeks to regulate the advertisement sector and promote closer interaction between governing bodies and …

Sharjah Criminal Court postponed the case of two Asians who were accused of stealing a restaurant and causing material damage. They deined the charge against them before the court, while the Public Prosecution investigations revealed that the defendants broke the restaurants external glass window of at night, entered the restaurant …

The weather on Tuesday is expected to be fair to partly cloudy in general, according to the National Centre for Meteorology (NCM). “The wind will be light to moderate and will be southeasterly to northwesterly, with a speed of 14 – 24kmph, reaching 34kmph at times in the internal areas,” …

The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, KFED, and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Mozambique signed an AED92 million (US$25 million) Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to support innovation and entrepreneurship projects for women and the youth. Hussain Jasim Al Nowais, Chairman of KFED, and Adriano Afonso …

The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a statement on Monday detailing a travel ban to Iran and Thailand following recent concerns on the new coronavirus, COVID-19, outbreaks in the aforementioned countries. The statement read: In light of the UAE’s efforts to monitor and contain the spread …