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Ibrahim Al-Jarwan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Astronomy Society: The southern regions of the country “Umm Al Zamoul, Liwa, Madinat Zayed, and Al-Quaa” will witness  “Zero shadow day” from June 6 to July 7. It occurs when the sun doesn’t cast a shadow of an object …

 The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced four new cases of Monkeypox, in line with the UAE health authorities’ policy on the early detection and monitoring of the disease. “Monkeypox is a viral disease, but usually a self-limited one, if compared to COVID-19. It’s mostly transmitted to humans …

The UAE will chair the Committee on The Peaceful Uses of Outer Space “COPUOS”. With 100 member states, COPOUS is one of the largest UN committees and plays a major role in governing the exploration and use of space for the benefit of all humanity. Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 231,962 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus …

At least 11 people have died after Hurricane Agatha cut a swathe across Mexico, German news agency (dpa) reported. The unusually strong storm marked the first hurricane of the season, and made landfall on Monday near several beach resorts on Mexico’s Pacific coast, causing flooding and landslides. It began to …

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has urged drivers to take all precautions and follow the traffic regulations regarding a chance of fog formation. In a statement on Wednesday, NCM said horizontal visibility may drop further over some coastal and internal areas from 05:00 till 09:30 today.

Dubai has been named the number one destination globally for association meetings in 2021 by a report of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). The newly-published ICCA Statistics Report ranked Dubai the top city in 2021 both for the number of meetings organised by international associations and estimated participants …

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) team, accompanied by Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Managing Director and Group CEO of ADNOC. During the meeting, which took place at Qasr Al Bahr, President …

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, today attended the graduation ceremony of the ninth batch of the National Defence Course 2021-2022, held at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. Commenting on the occasion, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed said that under the guidance and support …

Fuel prices for the month of June 2022: Super 98:Before: 3.66 AED/LAfter: 4.15 AED/L Special 95:Before: 3.55 AED/LAfter: 4.03 AED/L Diesel:Before: 4.08 AED/LAfter: 4.14 AED/L