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The Business Registration and Licencing, BRL, sector of the Dubai Economy issued 2,523 new licences since the beginning of March 2020, among which 58 percent were professional (1,900), and 39.3 percent (590) were commercial, and together, the licences helped create 6,713 jobs. The figures recorded by the “Business Map” digital …

The Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation has launched a remote working system for 50 percent of its employees to ensure their safety, as part of the preventative measures to protect against coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19. Ali Al Mutawa, Secretary General of AMAF, said, “The Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation has activated …

The United Nations Foundation and the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation have created a solidarity fund to support World Health Organisation-led efforts to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. According to a statement by the WHO, the ‘COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund’ is a secure way for individuals, philanthropies and businesses to support the …

Fujairah Court of Appeal sentenced a Gulf woman to 6 months in prison and obliged her to pay the legal blood AED 1,400,000 which counts AED 200,000 per child for causing the death of her seven children, during a fire which broke out at home about two years ago.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention reports 15 new cases infected with the new Corona virus “Covid-19”. They were identified through screening those who were in contact with previously reported cases coming from outside the country and they were all in quarantine, in addition to some cases traveled abroad. The …

“NCM”: The country is expected to witness unstable weather from tomorrow until next Monday due to a surface low pressure trough from the Red Sea, accompanied by rainfall of different intensities on scattered areas of the country with an opportunity for lightning and thunder.

The World Health Organisation, WHO, today called on member states in South-East Asia Region to urgently scale-up aggressive measures to combat new coronavirus, COVID-19, as confirmed cases cross 480, and the disease claims eight lives. “The situation is evolving rapidly. We need to immediately scale up all efforts to prevent …

The UAE’s Ministry of Education and the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, NCEMA, issued a circular on preventative measures for students studying abroad. In the circular, the two authorities called on students to return to the UAE immediately should their universities shut down over coronavirus, COVID-19, concerns. As …

Dubai Economy, in cooperation with the Dubai Municipality, has closed nine cafes for failing to abide by instructions to immediately stop the provision of sheesha to customers, as part of the precautionary measures carried out to ensure public health and safety in the emirate amid COVID-19 concerns. Dubai Economy had …

Within an hour, Dubai Police has returned AED 50,000 to a traveler who lost it in the Dubai International Airport. The Asian passenger, unaware of his loss, was approached by the Airport Security Team who handed him over the money just before boarding the plane. Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed Bin Dylan …