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The Emirates News Agency (WAM) discussed ways to develop media cooperation and news exchanges with Dutch news agency (ANP) and the Dutch Broadcasting Foundation (NOS), the largest news organization in the Netherlands. Discussions were held during the visit of Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, Director-General of (WAM), to the headquarters of …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Friday that it conducted 334,150, 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 National Center of Meteorology forecasts that the weather will be humid to partly cloudy during the coming days. Fresh winds will blow at times with variation in temperatures between high and low.There will be a probability of fog or mist formation over some areas.

More than 239.63 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and more than 5.8 million people have died, according to a Reuters tally on Friday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in December …

A light magnitude1.9 earthquake hit Dibba Al Fujairah at 21.14 Thursday, UAE time, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The NCM said the tremor was slightly felt in the region, but had no impact on the UAE.

In a new international achievement, the UAE won membership on the UN Human Rights Council for the 2022-2024 term after obtaining 180 votes from countries of the Asia-Pacific group during elections that took place today among members of the United Nations General Assembly by direct secret ballot. This victory is …

His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, has attended the UAE national jiu-jitsu’s team’s training sessions as they prepare for upcoming championships. His Highness expressed pride in the decorated national team’s contribution to …

Kuwait called on its citizens to leave Lebanon and told those wishing to travel there to wait, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The ministry said its embassy in Beirut “calls upon Kuwaiti citizens present there to exercise caution and to stay away from sites of gatherings and security …

Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone, has attended his country’s National Day celebration held at the Expo 2020 Dubai, in the presence of several officials and figures from Sierra Leone and several of its citizens residing in the UAE. President Bio lauded the UAE’s organisation of Expo 2020 Dubai, …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today met with His Excellency President Macky Sall of Senegal during his visit to the country’s Pavilion at Expo 2020. His Highness was accompanied by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed …