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The UAE stock markets rallied Sunday, driven by banking and property blue chips that kept sentiments high on the week’s maiden trading, with the country’s two main bourses booking AED3.8 bn in gains by the end of today’s session. Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, ADX, General Index maintained strong performance, closing …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has tweeted out a message extending his support to the Filipino people after the Taal volcano erupted last week. In his tweet – which is written in the …

Sharjah Federal court of Appeal acquitted an Arab woman who worked as a supervisor in a private school due the lack of evidence against her, from the charge of forcing a student to walk barefoot during the afternoon which resulted in his feet being harm. The Court of First Instance …

WhatsApp is down for users around the world due to a major outage. Hundreds of people reported problems with the popular messaging app on Sunday morning, though WhatsApp is yet to publicly acknowledge the issue. Website health tracker Down Detector recorded troubles with sending and receiving messages on WhatsApp. Europe …

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation, DFF, has chaired the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation at the Museum of the Future. During the meeting, His Highness approved the …

The Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship, ADWPJJC, the largest and most prestigious event on the global jiu-jitsu calendar, returns for its 12th edition from 11th-18th April 2020 at the Mubadala Arena, at Zayed Sports City, in Abu Dhabi. The highly-anticipated championship, organised by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation, UAEJJF, the …

The UAE has strongly condemned a car bomb attack in the town of Afgoye, Somalia, which resulted in numerous deaths and injuries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed in a statement its utter denunciation of this criminal act and rejection of all forms of violence, which aim …

The Abu Dhabi polo team has emerged victorious and were crowned as the polo champions at the final match of the third annual Emirates Polo Association, ADCB EPA cup, held on Friday, 17th January 2020. With the polo season in full swing and renowned for showcasing some of the best …

Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council announced today via his official accounnt on Twitter the results of the Customer Happiness Index. Hamdan Bin Mohammed: We announced in September 2019 that we will reveal the results of the Customer Happiness …

The Emirate of Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade volumes surged to 83 million tonnes in the first nine months of 2019, revealed Dubai Customs on Saturday. These figures represent an increase by 22 percent year-on year from 68 million tonnes during the same period in 2018. According to the customs authority, …