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The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) affirmed that the air traffic movement is normal and all flights are operating as usual. In a statement on Monday, the GCAA affirmed that ”There is no impact on flights and airports resulting from the interception of the ballistic missile launched by the Houthi …

The UAE’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced Monday that its air defence forces had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi terrorist group at the UAE. The ministry confirmed in a statement that “there were no casualties resulting from the attack and the fragments of the ballistic …

Egypt managed to pull off another turnaround, scoring two goals to beat Morocco in the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations during the thriller played today at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde. Egypt’s winning goal came in the extra time after the regular time ended in …

Dubai continued to maintain its leadership position among the world’s preferred destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI), attracting AED15.9 billion (US$4.3 billion) of FDI capital inflow from 378 projects in the first nine months of 2021, a significant increase from the same period of 2020, according to data from the …

Swiss based start-up THE JET ZeroEmission announced that it has inked an agreement with Zenith Marine Services LLC, a UAE based company; and DWYN LLC to manufacture and operate ‘THE JET’ – the first clean-energy, hydrogen-powered flying boat. Featuring an iconic design, the boat’s world premiere will be held in …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced that 13,912 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in the past 24 hours. The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 23,527,779 at a rate of 237.89 doses per 100 people. This is in line with the …

 His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, today deliberated aspects of cooperation under the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement, signed by the two nations in 2020, in addition to a …

Algeria reported its first case of COVID-19’s fast spreading BA.2 Omicron sub variant, Ennahar TV cited the general Director of Pasteur institute as saying on Sunday. The North African country registered 1,742 new cases and 10 deaths, bringing the total number to 249,310 cases and 6,555 deaths, according to official …

The National Center of Meteorology forecasts that tomorrow’s weather will be fair to partly cloudy in general, with slight increase in temperatures. Humid by night and Tuesday morning with a chance of fog or mist formation over some internal and coastal areas. Light to moderate Northwesterly to Southwesterly winds, while …

 His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, who is on an official visit to UAE, accompanied by his wife, First lady of Israel Michal Herzog. An official reception was …