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Abu Dhabi Government Media Office: • Due to current weather conditions, all educational institutions in Al Ain will activate distance learning on Monday, 4 October and Tuesday, 5 October. • In addition, construction sites in Al Ain will be immediately secured and all construction work will cease from 4pm Sunday, …

AD Media Office: Tropical situation Shaheen will affect weather conditions in the emirate, particularly in Al Ain, from Sunday, 3 October until Tuesday, 5 October, including cumulus rain clouds, high-speed winds, low visibility, rough and turbulent seas and flash flooding. The public is advised to drive with extra care, reduce …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Sunday that it conducted 311,282, 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 UAE has become the world’s second country that approves the registration and use of the Biogen’s Aduhelm (aducanumab), the first and only drug for the treatment of early stages of Alzheimer’s disease after having been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced the Ministry of Health and …

Flights to and from Oman’s capital city of Muscat have been delayed and rescheduled until further notice due to tropical storm Shaheen, the country’s airport authority announced.“Dear travelers, we would like to inform you that all flights to and from Muscat International Airport have been postponed and rescheduled to a …

The National Center of Meteorology for “UAE Barq”: • The tropical situation “Shaheen” is currently in the middle of the Arabian Sea, 270 km from the coast of the Emirate of Fujairah. It is still considered a category 1 tropical cyclone, and the wind speed around the cyclone’s center is …

The National, Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), has affirmed the readiness of all state agencies to monitor weather conditions, and follow up on the latest developments of the tropical cyclone ‘Shaheen’. This came at a media briefing wherein Dr Taher Al Ameri, the spokesman for the NCEMA, said …

Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management confirms educational institutions will operate as normal, except for public schools in Hatta, where distance learning will run on Sunday and Monday. Various government and private entities will operate as normal tomorrow, Sunday, October 3, 2021, with the Committee’s continuous follow-up on …

Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) has announced that private schools and nurseries located in the eastern part of the emirate, which include cities of Khor Fakkan, Kalba and Deba Al-Hisn, will shift to online education on Sunday and Monday. The move follows warning statements with regards to the tropical cyclone …

The National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster team held its second meeting today to discuss the latest updates on the tropical cyclone “Shaheen”. The meeting, organised by the National, Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), was attended by representatives from the Interior Ministry, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) and …