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 The Telecommunications and Digital Regulatory Authority (TDRA) announced that the UAE has successfully registered more than 19,000 terrestrial radiocommunication stations at International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which is the UN’s specialised agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs). This achievement represents an international recognition of the frequencies allocated to the UAE …

Dubai Customs handled 285,000 deposit refund requests in Q1 2022 growing 20 percent from 238,000 requests in the same period in 2021. The value of refund requests grew 45 percent in Q1 2022 to AED 2 billion compared to the corresponding period last year. The Smart Deposit Refund system provides …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced on Wednesday that it conducted 208,015 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 …

The National Center of Meteorology: Fresh Northwesterly winds with a speed reaching 40 km/hr causing blowing and suspended dust reducing the horizontal visibility to less than 3000 m at times until 16:00 today Wednesday 18/05/2022.

 Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is restoring 4 intercity bus services as of 19th May, especially with life returning to normal in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the growing demand for buses across these routes. “The four intercity bus routes to be resumed from Dubai are: E100 …

The UAE Football Association decided to postpone the final of UAE President’s Cup between Al Wahda and Sharjah to the new football season, with venue and date to be set later. In the meantime, the UAE Pro League said the final round of the ADNOC Pro League has been rescheduled …

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received two phone calls from Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Iván Duque Márquez, President of Colombia, wherein they offered condolences on the passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed. During the call, Putin renewed his congratulations on election of Sheikh Mohamed as UAE President, …

H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has ordered the allocation of AED2.5 million to be directed towards the purchasing of books from the 139 publishers participating in the 13th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), organised by the Sharjah …

One of WhatsApp’s most frustrating sides is alerting all users in a group when you decide to quit one. So yes, if you plan to leave a family group, everyone will get a little note saying you have left, which can be awkward at times. The problem is not limited …

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today accepted the condolences of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey; Sadyr Japarov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic; and Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, over the passing of the late Sheikh Khalifa bin …