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DED-Ajman announces the temporary closure of men’s salons and women’s beauty centers with immediate effect until further notice.Inspections will be carried out to ensure compliance with this circular. Violaters will face administrative and legal sanctions.

Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal sentenced 3 defendants to 3 years in prison followed by deportation and a penalty of AED 100,000 after being charged of drug abuse, drinking alcohol and facilitating sin perpetration. The third defendant was penalized additional AED 10,000 for entering the country illegally.

The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) has issued a new circular extending the temporary closure of commercial centres, shopping malls, cinemas, electronic game halls (arcades) and other entertainment destinations in the emirate of Abu Dhabi until further notice. Mohammed Ali Al Shorafa, Chairman of ADDED, said that the …

Ajman police in cooperation with the Municipilty and Planning Department has arrested a bakery worker who spits on the bread while preparing it. The defendant was reffered for medical examination and detentation and the bakery was shutdown.

Abu Dhabi Police have warned against suspicious links sent via social media and emails, urging the public to look out for such text scams. Abu Dhabi Police advised users not to click on any suspicious links, which could be fraudulent and in most cases have nothing to do with the …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) today announced its public bus services will be free of charge for individuals permitted to leave their homes during the extended two-week sterilisation period. Additionally, Dubai Taxi vehicles and franchised taxis will offer a 50 per cent discount on normal fares. The decision follows …

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has issued a federal decree of 2020 appointing Mouza Ibrahim Mohamed Al Suwaidi Undersecretary at the Ministry of Community Development. Al Suwaidi boasts over 22 years of experience in the field of Information and Communications Technology, which she initiated at the …

Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management, in coordination with the Command and Control Centre for Combating COVID-19, today announced the extension of the sterilisation programme to 24 hours a day across all areas and communities in the emirate to protect the health and safety of the community. The …

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has lifted from tomorrow, Sunday until the end of the year in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, the ban on catching and selling of the ‘Longtail Silver Biddy’ fish, known locally as ‘badah’. This came on directives from H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed …

Hamid Rashid Al Muhairi, official spokesman for the Ministry of Economy: During this crisis, some wrong practices have spread, among them buying and storing …We assure the public that the UAE maintains a strategic stock of food commodities and we urge consumers to stay calm and refrain from panic buying.