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The Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority, ECA, condemned a video that recently went viral on social media, showing a mother abusing her daughter, and described the incident as an awful crime, contravening the good moral values of the Emirati society. “This behaviour runs contrary to foundations of social life, values …

The Gulf health ministers have commended the UAE’s effective measures against the novel coronavirus after keeping suspected Arab nationals inside its territories for the required quarantine time before allowing them to return back to their respective countries. This came as the health ministers from the Gulf states gathered today for an …

The total assets of Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, Etisalat, and the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, du, increased to AED145.12 billion in 2019, a YoY growth of around 2.8 percent from AED141.74 billion. The financial statements announced by the two listed companies show their total combined revenues hit AED64.8 billion in 2019, …

The UAE has strongly condemned a terrorist attack targeting a church in a village in northern Burkina Faso that killed several innocent people and injured numerous others. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation underscored the UAE’s utter condemnation of this criminal act and its firm …

Abu Dhabi Police arrested a mother who tortured her child due to family disputes between the mother and father and referred her to the Public Prosecution as the incident video went viral on social media. The police explained that the incident was met with widespread condemnation from the tolerant Emirati …

UAE and international Aquabike champion Rashid Al Mulla praised the support of UAE’s leadership for the country’s sports sector. He also expressed his happiness at winning in the first round of the Aquabike World Championship, which took place in Kuwait this week. Al Mulla told the Emirates News Agency, WAM, …

In less than 48 hours, the Dubai Police has recently apprehended a gang for robbing AED 20 million ($5.5m) worth of jewellery from a European investor’s residence. Major General expert Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansoori, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs, praised officers of the General Department of Criminal Investigation at …

China will be among the first countries to develop a vaccine and specific drug to treat the new coronavirus, COVID-19, according to a top Chinese diplomat. “We are doing everything to safeguard the health of Chinese people and to contribute to global public health. A victory for China is a …

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, today announced that it has signed an Exclusive Seller Agreement with Xiamen Sinolook Oil Co. Ltd. This new agreement, which was signed at the 24th World Base Oils and Lubricants Conference in London, appoints Xiamen Sinolook Oil as exclusive seller of ADNOC’s Group …

Dubai criminal court sentenced an Asian man to one year in prison followed by deportation who had assaulted an Asian tailor on a public road and stole his money violently, impersonating an investigation officer.The defendant took the victim to the police claiming that he assaulted and robbed him, but Dubai …