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Cristiano Ronaldo’s greatest ambition is to retire having won the Ballon d’Or more times than his long-time rival Lionel Messi. This is according to the chief of the award Pascal Ferre, who hands out the trophy every year. Ronaldo is a five-time Ballon d’Or winner and has been nominated the …

Seven people were severely injured in seven different accidents over the weekend, the Acting Director of the General Department of Traffic Police at Dubai Police revealed. Colonel Jumaa Salem bin Suwaidan, Acting Director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police, said most traffic accidents happened due to violations …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Sunday that it conducted 284,985, 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 …

Australia confirmed on Sunday that two people arriving from southern Africa over the weekend had tested positive for the Omicron coronavirus variant, Reuters reported. Health officials in New South Wales, the most populous state, said both passengers had arrived in the state capital, Sydney, on Saturday evening and tested positive …

The UAE has stressed the importance of concerted international efforts to combat human trafficking during the United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on the appraisal of the Global Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons. The UAE praised the plan as “an important tool for unifying global efforts” and emphasised …

Germany’s first two cases of the Omicron variant have been confirmed in Munich, German news agency (dpa) quoted the Bavarian health minister as saying on Saturday. Omicron, first detected in South Africa in November, has been classified as a variant of concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The two …

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the release of 870 prisoners ahead of the UAE’s 50th National Day. The move comes as part of President Khalifa’s keenness to give pardoned inmates an opportunity to start a new life and ease the suffering of their families. The prisoners …

The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has updated the operating capacity of indoor and outdoor events and weddings in the emirate, to enhance precautionary measures and protect public health. The operating capacity of indoor events has increased to 80 per cent. Entry to indoor events requires attendees to …

The Ajman Arabian Horses Auction, organised on Friday by the Emirates Arabian Horse Society (EAHS), at Ajman Stud, achieved a record-breaking trade of AED8.1 million for 55 pure-bred Arabians, out of 58 offered. The highest bidding price of the day went to A.J. Raheda, a mare by WH Justice and …

The country is under influence of an extension of low pressure from the East, associated with humid eastern winds, with extension of an upper air low pressure from the north, accompanied by a cold air mass, according to the National Center of Meteorology With the presence of the Eastern Mountains, …