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The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) announced on Thursday that pensions for May are due to be disbursed tomorrow. This month’s pensions amount to AED646,085,610.82, which is an increase of AED59,468,297.02 in comparison to May 2021, during which the value of pensions amounted to AED586,617,313.80, the UAE pension …

 The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 252,836 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 …

HE Suhail Al Mazrouei, the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, revealed that the Cabinet endorsed the new police for financing the Government Housing Loan Programs. According to the new policy, the housing loans amounts shall be financed through the collaboration with “Sheikh Zayed Housing Program” (SZHP) and national banks, with …

In operation dubbed “Poisonous Stones”, Abu Dhabi Police arrested an Arab gang of 4 members with 600,000 Captagon tablets in their possession. The anti-narcotics officers were able to uncover the gang’s professional smuggling technique and thwart their attempt to hide the drugs inside the construction stones.

“National Center of Meteorology”: Light dust in the upper layers of the atmosphere coming from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the height of about 13,500 feet from the earth’s surface, partially obscuring the sun’s rays without affecting the horizontal visibility. The dust in the upper atmosphere from Saudi Arabia …

Roma beat Feyenoord 1-0 on Wednesday to claim the inaugural Europa Conference League title and a fifth overall on the continent for their coach Jose Mourinho. Nicolo Zaniolo scored the winner in the 32nd minute in Tirana for Roma’s first official title in Europe, but not after being saved by …

The Ministry of Economy held a media briefing on the issuance of the Implementing Regulation of Federal Law No. 11 of 2019 on Rules and Certificates of Origin in the UAE, pursuant to Cabinet Decision No. 43 of 2022. During the briefing, Abdulla Ahmed Al Saleh, Undersecretary of the Ministry …

The UAE’s non-oil foreign trade in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022 was close to AED500 billion for the first time in the country’s history, totalling AED499.7 billion, a growth of 20.5 percent compared to AED414.6 billion recorded in the same period of 2021, according to the Federal Competitiveness and …

 The sixth edition of the Global Aerospace Summit 2022, hosted by Mubadala, has been a key platform for the signing of partnerships and collaboration agreements among leading organisations across the aerospace, aviation, space and defence sectors. During the summit, LeoLabs announced a multi-million dollar award to provide data and services …

Dubai Airports has announced that during the closure of the Northern Runway at Dubai International (DXB), a number of flights are being redirected to Dubai World Central (DWC) to ensure minimal operational disruption. The authority also said that multiple transport services are operational between the two airports to cater to …