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Two UAE government top officials have joined the world’s most influential people on the 2021 Agile 50 List, which recognises the contributions of leaders in agile governance for navigating disruption. The announcement was made by the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Future Council on Agile Governance. Ohood bint Khalfan Al …

Expo 2020 Dubai organisers have hailed the first month of the event as a “huge success”, announcing an impressive 2,350,868 visits from 1st to 31st October, with a host of memorable events, entertainment and seminars attracting people from the UAE, region and beyond. So far, 28 percent of visits were …

Sharjah Police arrested 4 reckless drivers, who caused traffic distraction and confusion and endangered their lives and the lives of road users in an attempt to escape from traffic patrols on one of the internal roads.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has marked another breakthrough by achieving the Guinness World Records title for the first 3D-printed laboratory in the world. The record was awarded for DEWA’s Robotics & Drone laboratory, housed within the Research & Development (R&D) Centre at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum …

 Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, announced that the UAE will contribute US$3 million to the projects carried out by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in 2022 and 2023. The Minister made the announcement at the 10th Session of the Assembly and 14th Session …

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) announced today that new amendments to the Commercial Transactions Law regarding decriminalisation of cheques, and amendments relating to partial payment of the cheque, and toughen administrative penalties for issuing cheques without funds, in accordance with Decree Federal Law No (14) of 2020, which …

Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority: The viral video on social media about Somali bananas is incorrect and contains false and misleading information, as it indicates the presence of “Helicobacter”, which is a type of bacteria and not a type of worm.Worms are not known to complete their life …

Ibrahim Al-Jarwan, member of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences: The new crescent for the month of Rabi’ Al-Akhar will be born on Friday, November 5, at 01:15 am UAE local time, and remains about 32 minutes after sunset, making it possible to observe according to the vision …

The United Arab Emirates has stressed that protecting the integrity of the UAE financial system and actively pursuing those who abuse it for illicit means is of the highest importance. Therefore, the country is intensifying its efforts to strengthen its domestic defences against money laundering and terrorist financing whilst enabling …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Monday that it conducted 272,261, 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 …