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In an operation codenamed ‘Scorpion’, the Dubai Police has recently thwarted a smuggling attempt of 500 kilograms of pure cocaine into the country for selling and promoting purposes. The narcotics, worth more than AED 500m ($136m) in street value, were well-hidden within the structure of a cargo container. According to …

“Dubai Civil Defense” have managed to control a fire in an apartment at Al Fardan building in Satwa area after receiving the report at 11:41 AM. The teams responded in 4 minutes, where they found that the fire accident was moderate and was extinguished at 12:04 PM without recording any …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Sunday that it conducted 300,887, 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 …

The government of Dubai on Sunday announced a diversified portfolio of public-private joint projects worth AED 25 billion.“Dubai Government announces portfolio of public-private joint projects worth AED 25 billion during the 1st Dubai International PPP Conference organize by the Department of Finance under the umbrella of Expo 2020 Dubai,” the …

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a Federal Decree appointing Dr. Maryam Buti Al Suwaidi, as the CEO of the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) at the grade of Under-Secretary. The decision comes as part of the efforts taken by the UAE government to develop …

The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has announced that Thursday, 21st October, will be a public holiday for federal government employees to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed. A circular issued by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources today added that work will resume on Sunday, 24th …

The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) called on drivers to take all precautions and follow the traffic regulations because of possible fog formations. Horizontal visibility may drop at times over some coastal and internal areas, until 9:00 am on Sunday. The Abu Dhabi Police called on motorists to exercise caution …

The National Center of Meteorology forecasts that tomorrow’s weather will be fair to partly cloudy and hazy at times during the day. Clouds will appear eastward by afternoon. Temperatures tend to drop slightly.Humid by night and Monday morning, with a chance of fog formation over some coastal and internal areas. …

The Emirates News Agency (WAM) has taken part in the ENEX General Assembly, in the Caribbean island of Curacao from 7th to 9th October with the participation of 18 global media institutions. The participants discussed ways to enhance cooperation and news exchange, in addition to reviewing media experiences in Latin …

During its regular surveys and assessments, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) recently monitored one of the rare blue holes located in the waters of Al Dhafra region in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The perimeter of the Al Dhafra Blue Hole is approximately 300 meters long and 200 …