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The UAE Football Association (UAEFA) and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) yesterday held a virtual meeting to discuss the UAE’s hosting of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, from 16th to 26th November, 2023. The meeting was attended by Ali Hamad Al Badwawy, UAEFA Board Member and Chairman …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has emphasised the UAE’s outstanding achievement of having low rates of tuberculosis globally. This accomplishment is attributed to the collaborative efforts between MoHAP and local health authorities to implement effective prevention strategies and programmes to control and curb the disease. To standardise surveillance …

The “National Center of Meteorology” announces the weather condition until next Tuesday: • Rainfall in the western and interior regions on Sunday, and in scattered areas on Monday and Tuesday. • Gradual rise in temperature on Saturday and another rise on Sunday. • Fresh winds leading to blowing dust and …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, has appointed Hessa bint Essa Buhumaid as Director-General of Dubai’s Community Development Authority. The Decree is effective from its date of issuance and will be published in the Official Gazette. His Highness thanked the …

H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the “Mother of the Nation,” Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), congratulated the wives of leaders of Arab and Islamic countries on the occasion of the …

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received congratulatory messages from Kings, Emirs and Presidents of Arab and Muslim countries, on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, also received similar messages …

The Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) jointly held a signing ceremony with G42 Cloud and R3 to mark the implementation of the CBUAE Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Strategy, one of the nine initiatives of the CBUAE’s Financial Infrastructure Transformation (FIT) Programme. The CBUAE has engaged with G42 Cloud and …

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has decided to raise the base rate applicable to the Overnight Deposit Facility (ODF) by 25 basis points – from 4.65% to 4.90%, effective from Thursday, 23 March 2023. This decision was taken following the US Federal Reserve Board’s announcement on 22nd March …

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today exchanged Ramadan greetings with a number of Arab heads of state. This came over phone calls with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain; King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of Jordan; Egyptian President Abdul Fatah el-Sisi; and President …

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point. In a statement on Wednesday, the FOMC said the US banking system is “sound and resilient” but that there was uncertainty about the extent to which the fallout from the banking turmoil would hit …