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The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has released new figures showing that 537 million adults are now living with diabetes worldwide, a rise of 16 percent (74 million) since the previous IDF estimates in 2019. These new findings highlight the alarming growth in the prevalence of diabetes around the world. The …

DP World’s Mina Rashid has announced it won the award for the “Middle East’s Leading Cruise Port” for the 14th consecutive year at the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2021. The award has reaffirmed the port’s status as a leading destination, regionally and globally. Nominees for this significant accolade included other …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Sunday that it conducted 254,300, 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 …

Matar Al Nuaimi, Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre, has said that World Diabetes Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the disease as a global public health issue, and what must be done collectively or individually to improve prevention, diagnosis and handling of diabetes. On the …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, today visited the pavilions of Singapore and Jordan at Expo 2020 Dubai. H.H. Sheikh Mohammed was accompanied by Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Al Khasawneh during his visit to the Jordan pavilion. “The UAE welcomes …

 Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, and Chairman of the General Authority of Sports, discussed with Ukraine’s Minister of Youth and Sports Vadym Gutzeit avenues for furthering cooperation and accelerating the exchange of expertise and knowledge transfer in the field of sports development between …

The world is set to witness the launch of the much-anticipated Dubai Airshow 2021 on Sunday, 14th November, which is expected to be the biggest edition of the event since it began in 1989. The Airshow at Dubai World Central (DWC) will run until Thursday, 18th November, bringing the aviation, …

The National Center of Meteorology forecasts that tomorrow’s weather will be fair to partly cloudy in general, and some low clouds will appear over the eastern and northern regions in the afternoon. Humid by night and Monday morning, with the possibility of fog formation over some coastal and interior areas. …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a trial run of two electric buses, branded Volvo 7900. The two buses will shuttle on a specific path in both directions between La Mer South, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Street and Al Sufouh Tram Station. The launch is coordinated with …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, today met with President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro at Expo 2020. His Highness and President Bolsonaro explored avenues to strengthen ties between the two countries as well as future opportunities and new strategic partnerships …