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Voting in embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions of the UAE around the world has ended, after 1,842 Emirati voters voted for their favoured candidates in the Federal National Council, FNC, Election 2019. The two-day voting process outside the country was based on the timetable of the FNC Election, which began …

There is something distinctly Emirati in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, where mere hours later the UAE’s first astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori and his crew will take off to the International Space Station (ISS). More than 50 officials from the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and the UAE Space Agency, …

A fire that had broken out at two warehouses in Dubai’s Al Qusais area on Tuesday evening have been contained. There are no injuries.Firefighters were quick to respond to the emergency and were working to put out the blaze. There have been no reports of any casualties.Huge clouds of smoke …

Dubai Police has recently launched smartphone Emergency Location Service (ELS) via GPS in partnerships with Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), “Google” and “Apple” companies.The service is designed to provide very accurate and precise location information to first responders during an emergency. The location will be transmitted when a smartphone user contacts …

Mohammed Bin Zayed: I’ve spoken to Hazza Al Mansouri and Sultan Al Neyadi as they prepare for the space flight. The journey will see the UAE create history and will mark our entry into the world of space exploration, inspiring future generations to aim for greater glory.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, on Monday announced that he has approved a plan for Emiratisation in Dubai, in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime …

The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) and the Advisory Committee on Excise Goods recently met to explore ways of expediting procedures for implementing two UAE Cabinet decisions; the first being Cabinet Decision No. (52) of 2019 on Excise Goods, Excise Tax Rates and the Method of Calculating the Excise Price and …

His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed inaugurated King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Street in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed, coinciding with the celebrations of the 89th Saudi National Day.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has met with his Dutch counterpart Stef Blok, on the sidelines of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly currently running in New York. The two ministers discussed ways of bolstering cooperation and friendship ties …

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed tweeted about the strong UAE-Saudi relations. “Your day is ours; your happiness is ours; and your accomplishments make us all proud. Our bond is unbreakable due to our brotherhood, love and common destiny.”