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His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today called His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said of Oman to check on the situation in the Sultanate in light of the tropical cyclone Shaheen that …

Dr. Noura Al Ghaithi, the spokesperson for the health sector in the UAE: The UAE health sector plays a vital role in strengthening the national response to COVID-19 and stemming its consequences. The sector has contributed, along with other sectors, to provide all the capabilities and resources necessary to address …

H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of Sharjah Executive Council (SEC), praised the concerted efforts of the work teams in government agencies, lauding their readiness and preparedness to face crises, especially in dealing with tropical cyclone “Shaheen”. He …

Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has approved the blue schools initiative, supporting schools in Abu Dhabi to relax measures and return to normal operations based on vaccination rates. To be implemented from term 2 of the current academic year, the blue schools initiative recognises vaccination as the key …

Dubai Police urges public members to remain vigilant when using social media platforms and not provide anonymous or suspicious accounts with personal and sensitive information, including pictures and videos, as cyber blackmailers may exploit these. The Force has also advised social media users to be cautious when browsing the internet …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Tuesday that it conducted 364,265, 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 United Arab Emirates Space Agency today announced the commencement of a new Emirati interplanetary mission, designed to further accelerate the young nation’s space engineering, scientific research and exploration capabilities and drive innovation and opportunity in the country’s private sector. “We have set our eyes to the stars because our …

Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth has fallen by more than $6 billion in a few hours, knocking him down a notch on the list of the world’s richest people, after a whistleblower came forward and outages took Facebook Inc.’s flagship products offline. A selloff sent the social-media giant’s stock plummeting 4.9% on …

 More than 235.35 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and more than five million people have died, according to a Reuters tally on Tuesday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in December …

Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued Executive Council Resolution No. (33) of 2021 forming the Dubai Digital Transformation Steering Committee. The new Committee aims to ensure streamlined coordination between government entities tasked with implementing Dubai’s digital transformation …