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Chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the UAE Cabinet has approved the formation of the “National Public Health Committee” and the reformation of the “UAE Health Council” both chaired by Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, Minister …

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolences to President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines over the victims of the earthquake that struck north Manila which killed and injured scores of people. President Sheikh Mohamed wished a speedy recovery to the injured. His Highness Sheikh …

In a sophisticated police operation, the Dubai Police have recently arrested two Europeans for stealing expensive jewellery from a store within only 12 hours from receiving the theft report, despite using deceptive methods of disguise, including eyeglasses and wigs. The arrest was made after the Dubai Police Command & Control …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 225,577 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the Ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and …

Abu Dhabi Executive Council has issued a resolution appointing Her Excellency Amal Nasser Al Jabri as Director General of the Human Resources Authority.

The UAE Embassy in Manila: All UAE citizens in Ilocos, which has been hit by an earthquake this morning, are safe. We urge UAE citizens there to contact us in case of emergency on 0097180024 or 0097180044444, and to register for Twajudi service.

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) imposed a financial sanction on an exchange house operating in the UAE, pursuant to Article  14 of the Federal Decree Law No. (20) of 2018 on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Financing of Illegal Organisations, and article 137 of …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that its baseline forecast predicts growth in the global GDP to slow from last year’s 6.1 percent to 3.2 percent this year and 2.9 percent next year, downgrades of 0.4 and 0.7 percentage points from the IMF April World Economic Outlook. The IMF continued …

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received today, at Qasr Al Bahr Palace, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, who was accompanied by H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and …

Cheques worth AED389.54 billion have been handled by the Image based Cheque Clearing System (ICCS) in the first four months of the current year, a growth of 12 percent compared with the same period in 2021, according to statistics released by the UAE Central Bank (UAECB). The statistics showed that …