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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, …

An Emirati citizen Rashid bin Aziz Al Shehhi who loves photography, snapped a video of Burj Khalifa this morning from the top of Jabal Yanis located east of Ras Al Khaimah, where the distance as a straight line is about 104 km, yet he was able to capture it due …

No robberies were reported in Dubai gold and jewellery stores during 2019, Dubai Police has revealed. Brigadier Jamal Salem Al-Jallaf, director of the General Department of Criminal Investigation at Dubai Police, attributed this achievement to Dubai police efforts and their smart devices innovated to guard the stores since 2018. “During …

According to the National Centre of Meteorology, it’s fair and partly cloudy in general and it’s cold during night. The relative humidity will increase during late night and Sunday morning. Light to moderate Southeasterly to Northeasterly winds with a speed of 16 – 26 km/hr, reaching 32 km/hr. Current temperature …