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Sheikh Zayed Festival set three Guinness World Records in volume, duration and form, offering visitors an exceptional experience within the first minutes of the New Year. The Organising Committee of the Sheikh Zayed Festival, held in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi, has lined up a series of world-class folkloric and entertainment …

The National Center of Meteorology forecasts that tomorrow’s weather will be partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with some convective clouds formation associated with rainfall over some areas, especially the northern and eastern areas.The country is affected by unstable weather conditions, as a result of the extension of an air …

In the three months since opening its doors to the world, Expo 2020 Dubai has provided a beacon of hope for millions of people from around the world who have visited and participated, both physically and virtually, bringing together the international community in a show of resilience in uncertain times. …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), in coordination with the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA), have announced a travel ban from 10th January on Emirati citizens not vaccinated against COVID-19. The announcement is in line with the country’s vision in the recovery phase of …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Saturday that it conducted 463,616 tests, 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 …

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu warned against “narrow nationalism and vaccine hoarding” in a new year statement. His comments come two years since the WHO was first notified of cases of an unknown pneumonia strain in China. Global Covid cases now stand at 287 million, while nearly 5.5m people have died. …

Welcoming hundreds of thousands of spectators from around the world, the Ras Al Khaimah New Year’s Eve Celebrations (RAKNYE 2022) dazzled all with a spectacular fireworks display that smashed two Guinness World Records. Ushering in the New Year with a heightened spirit of positivity and optimism, the fireworks show was …

The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) today issued a circular to all ministries and federal entities, updating the measures implemented at the federal government level to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The circular stipulated that, in accordance with the directives of the UAE government regarding the implementation of the …

It’s round-the-clock family fun at the Expo 2020 Dubai site today, 31 December and tomorrow, 1 January with a 13-hour party that started at 1500 GST at the New Zealand Pavilion, and continues until 0400 GST, with hourly countdowns taking place at the countries celebrating across global time zones. Fuelled …

 Four people were injured in a motorbike-vehicle collision in Al Dhafra desert in Abu Dhabi. The injured, aged between 14-35, were airlifted from accident site to the Zayed Hospital, according to the Abu Dhabi Police. Colonel Hamdan Seif Mansouri, Director of Al-Dhafra Region Police Directorate of the Criminal Security Sector …