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Abu Dhabi Sports Council has issued a call for over 1,000 volunteers to support the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) and the World Aquatics Festival taking place on Yas Island. With no previous experience required, volunteers aged 16 and over are encouraged to register for the unique opportunity of assisting …

More than 256.88 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5,403,889 have died, according to a Reuters tally on Monday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in December 2019.

H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, witnessed today in Dubai a ceremony organised by the Embassy of Oman in the UAE on the occasion of the 51st National Day of the Sultanate. The ceremony was held in the presence of His …

The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the signing of a political agreement by the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council in Sudan, Lieutenant General Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan, and Dr Abdullah Hamdouk, the Prime Minister of the Transitional Council. In a statement issued today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and …

H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, crowned the winners of both the 13th DP World Tour Championship Dubai and the year’s Race to Dubai, which culminated on Sunday after 42 tournaments across 23 countries, including three in Dubai – the Omega Dubai Desert …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today visited the Pavilion of the Kingdom of Bahrain at Expo 2020 Dubai. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, who was accompanied by H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed …

Apple has filed a patent that details designs for an all-glass iPhone which would have a wrap-around display for images on both the front and back sides. Glass appears to be the new black with the company also coming up with bold designs for its Watch and Mac products alongside the iPhone. …

Under the directives of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Executive Council, the Government of Dubai has extended the five-year exemption given earlier to Emirati members of Dubai SME from paying licence fees as applicable under Article No. (10) of …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received today Sayyid Asa’ad bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs, and Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan of Oman, who …

The Pearl Initiative, the leading Gulf non-profit organisation promoting a corporate culture of accountability and transparency, hosted 37 CEOs of leading regional and international corporations along with UAE ministers at Expo2020 Dubai for its annual CEO Council meeting to discuss the increasingly important role of the private sector in realising …