The pulsating rhythm of traditional drums and Emirati folk songs, led by the Sharjah National Band, are welcoming children and adults from around the world to the Sharjah pavilion at the 59th Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF), where the emirate is being celebrated as Guest of Honour. The band, clad …
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The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned and denounced the terrorist Houthi militias’ latest attempts to attack oil tankers in the Red Sea with two booby-trapped boats, which have been intercepted by the Arab Coalition. In a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), the UAE …
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The UAE’s first mountain nature reserve, Fujairah’s Wadi Wurayah National Park, WWNP, has been inscribed on the UAE’s tentative list of nominations for UNESCO World Heritage Site status. The nomination has been submitted to UNESCO’S World Heritage Centre for assessment on the basis of the Outstanding Universal Value, OUV, of …
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GIF inventor Stephen Wilhite has died from COVID-19 at the age of 74 with his wife Kathaleen at his bedside, NPR has reported. He worked at CompuServe when he developed the “Graphics Interchange Format,” designed to allow photo transfers over slow modem connections. GIFs have since become synonymous with short …
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The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) organised an interactive workshop on health innovation to enhance employee engagement in designing the ministry’s strategic plan 2023-2026, boosting their skills and capabilities in the area of creativity and development. The workshop also aims to develop sustainable solutions that keep pace with global …
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His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Sultan of Oman, today received H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE’s National Security Adviser. During the meeting, Sheikh Tahnoun conveyed the greetings and best wishes of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice …
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The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced on Thursday that it conducted 315,335 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 …
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The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced today the start of commercial operations of Unit 2 at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant. Unit 2 adds 1,400 megawatts of zero-carbon emission electricity to the national grid, bringing the total produced by Units 1 and 2 to 2,800 megawatts and further securing …
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The UAE Fatwa Council has set at AED25 the unified value of Zakat Al-Fitr (Eid Al Fitr charity) and at AED15 the Fidyah, the amount to be given in food or cash to the poor by those who are not able to fast owing to old age or illness. The …
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The Emirates News Agency (WAM) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Uzbekistan National News Agency (UzA), to promote the exchange of news and conduct joint employee training programmes. The signing took place as part of WAM’s keenness to boost its cooperation and partnership with international media outlets, especially as …
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