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As 2020 unfolds, the positive dynamic in January and February is auguring well for the UAE, with new gas finds and a series of mega developmental projects, announced over the past few months, giving multiple shots in the arm for the country’s economy, according to international economists. Several indicators, supported …

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has said that data is a key pillar in the strategy to realise the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has started to run real-time updates of bus timetables on Google Maps in collaboration with Google Inc. As such, Dubai has become the first city in the Middle East to use open data in public transport at par with 100 smart cities across the …

Dubai Police reveals for the first time the video of arresting the 4 members involved in “pule2” operation which resulted in the seizure of 35 million and 755 thousand Captagon pills weighing 5 tons, 656 kg and 166 grams. To watch the video, click on the following video:

Fujairah Criminal Court postponed the case of a domestic worker who was accused of stealing golden jewelery from her local employer house and fled. The housewife discovered the disappearance of her jewelery and the absence of the defendant before informing the police, who managed to arrest the defendant.The maid admitted …

A Kuwaiti woman has been infected with the novel coronavirus, COVID19, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. She was amongst those who came from Iran and have been put under quarantine. The number of the confirmed coronavirus cases has risen so far to nine, the ministry added in a …

Climate change and the environment” confirms that the viral video of some animals that appear sick is “old”. The shipment which appeared in the video lacked the proper transportation procedures causing the exhaustion of the animals.The ministry calls the public to obtain news from its official sources and to not …

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 …