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The UAE’s air defence system has been very effective to thwart recent missile attacks on the country; still, the United States will work with the UAE to further improve the system, a top US military commander told the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on Monday. General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Commander of …

Coronavirus cases globally surged to 397,902,986, according to the latest pandemic updates released Monday by the Worldometer, a US-based website tracking the global outbreak. Deaths reached 5,767,965, while recoveries hit 317,374,252.

The National Center of Meteorology: The lowest temperature recorded over the country today morning is 2.9°C in Jabal Jais (Ras Al Khaimah) at 04:15 UAE Local time.

 Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence and Commissioner-General of Expo 2020 Dubai, has witnessed the celebration of the Dubai Police General Command and Expo 2020 Dubai for breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest online video chain of people passing Expo 2020 pin. The …

Dubai Customs was awarded the 100 % Paperless Stamp from Dubai Digital Authority. The ‘Stamp’ is awarded to government entities that have fully implemented the Dubai Paperless Strategy, inaugurated at the beginning of 2020 by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of …

The National Center of Meteorology forecasts that tomorrow’s weather will be dusty to partly cloudy in general. Weather tend to be cold during daytime and cold by night, with moderate to fresh Northwesterly winds, strong at times especially over the sea causing blowing dust and sand, while winds speed will …

In line with enhancing environmental sustainability and encouraging individuals to reduce the excessive use of plastics, The Executive Council of Dubai has approved the policy to limit single-use bags by imposing a tariff of 25 fils on single-use bags used for carrying goods, starting from July 1, 2022. The tariff …

Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has Updated the regulations for those coming to the Kingdom to perform Umrah or visit: Pilgrims coming for Umrah must provide a negative COVID-19 PCR test or antigen test within 48 hours prior to departure to the kingdom, regardless of their vaccination status. This decision …

The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary mission undertaken by an Arab nation, has released the second tranche of observations to a global audience of scientists, researchers, educationalists and enthusiasts. Over 76 GB of raw data has been uploaded to the EMM Science Data Centre and is available at https://sdc.emiratesmarsmission.ae …

YouTube is rolling out a new interface for its mobile app’s full-screen player, which should make it easier to like or dislike a video (privately, of course), view comments, and share what you’re watching. The old version hid most of those features behind a swipe-up gesture on the “more videos” …