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The National Center of Meteorology forecasts that tomorrow’s weather will be partly cloudy with a chance of rainfall over some areas.Humid by night and Thursday morning with a probability of fog or mist formation.Light to moderate winds, freshening at times.From Thursday to Saturday, it will be fair to partly cloudy …

World football’s governing body FIFA will test semi-automated offside technology at the Arab Cup 2021, which begins in Qatar today. The artificial intelligence (AI) technology tracks players’ limbs to detect if they’re in an offside position and sends an alert to the video assistant referee (VAR). FIFA officials hope it …

UAE Embassy in London: From today, arrivals in England will have to take a Day 2 PCR test even if fully vaccinated. Travellers must quarantine until they receive a negative result. If the test result is positive, travellers must self isolate for 10 days.

The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC) has revealed new figures and statistical data that track the UAE’s progress over the past 50 years in key sectors, including population, healthcare, education, infrastructure, women, labour, food and water security, and telecommunication. The FCSC report sheds light on the UAE’s comprehensive development …

Bodour Al Qasimi, President of the International Publishers Association (IPA), has urged publishers, technology suppliers and other stakeholders in the book publishing supply chain to forge deeper ties to drive innovation and address the emerging challenges as content moves across different platforms and new business models evolve. Speaking at the …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Tuesday that it conducted 323,406, 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 …

Abu Dhabi Police to ban the movement of trucks, heavy vehicles and workers transportation buses on all roads and streets on Abu Dhabi Island, including its entrances at: (Sheikh Zayed Bridge, Sheikh Khalifa Bridge, Mussafah Bridge, and Al Maqtaa Bridge) starting from today Tuesday from 3 pm to 5 am …

More than 261.4 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5,460, 218, have died, according to a Reuters tally on Tuesday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in December 2019.

Lionel Messi collected his seventh Ballon d’Or award at a glittering 2021 ceremony in Paris this evening. The annual football award, presented by French magazine France Football, was cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but  returned tonight to the delight of footballers and fans across the world. Winning …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today toured the Algerian Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. His Highness was accompanied by the Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin …