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Abu Dhabi Police, in collaboration with relevant partners, will stage a 2-day strategic drill at Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant. The drill will commence on 26 of October 2021, and is to assess the readiness and preparedness, and to enhance competency and response to emergency alert. Sirens and emergency alerts may …

Mohammed bin Rashid: During my visit today to the INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONGRESS 2021, in which delegations from 110 countries worldwide participate and presents 2,800 research and scientific papers in the space sector.I am proud of the UAE and our teams for hosting such a scientific event, and I am optimistic …

WhatsApp is focused on enhancing its platform with a variety of new features. We recently learned that the Facebook-owned messaging app is developing Undo and Redo buttons for image editing on its platform. The company is now rumoured to be working on a similar button for WhatsApp Status updates.WhatsApp is …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Monday that it conducted 281,817 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 …

Louvre Abu Dhabi’s new cultural season will be anchored by three international exhibitions, the launch of a new annual exhibition and art prize, and a popular ongoing exhibition at the Children’s Museum, accompanied by a public programme. In celebration of the UAE’s 50th National Day and the museum’s own fourth …

Expo 2020 Dubai has recorded 1,471,314 visits since its launch 24 days ago. Continuing to bring Expo 2020 Dubai to a global digital audience, the number of virtual visitors has risen to 10.8 million since 1st October, up from 9.3 million last week. These numbers were boosted by Expo’s Space …

US actor James Michael Tyler, who most famously starred as Gunther in the TV sitcom Friends, has died aged 59. “Tyler passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles on Sunday morning,” a statement from his manager said. “If you met him once you made a friend for life,” …

More than 243.65 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5,180,486 people 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.

The 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC), the world’s largest and most prestigious global space event, is set to kick off tomorrow (25 October) at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Being held for the first time in the Middle East, the five-day event, which runs until 29 October, is being organised …

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, has issued directives to establish the ‘Hatta Traders Council’ to support the implementation of the Hatta Master Development Plan, which forms an integral part of the Dubai 2040 Urban …