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The Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) has warned the public about fake electronic advertisements selling pets and claiming to ship the animals from outside the UAE. The advertisements, which are spread online and on social media, as well as on some buy and sell smart applications, instruct people to transfer money …

The United Arab Emirates today sent a plane carrying 56 tonnes of medical supplies, including oxygen cylinders, respiratory equipment and COVID-19 vaccines, to Indonesia, in support of the national efforts there to combat and contain the spread of the pandemic. Abdullah Salem Al Dhaheri, UAE Ambassador to Indonesia, praised the …

Abu Dhabi Police urged all those travelling to Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra to preplan their arrival to the said destinations before the National Sterilization Program timings which begin daily from 12 midnight to 5am, as part of the precautionary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), revealed that the RTA’s precautionary measures and initiatives applied to the scheduling and operation of public buses, marine transit means, and taxis, had accelerated the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Such …

The officials of the World Karate Federation (WKF) to represent the sport at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 met via conference to discuss the logistics around Karate’s Olympic debut. Headed by WKF President Antonio Espinós, the meeting aimed at reviewing the main organisational elements of the Karate delegation at the …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Saturday that it conducted 189,046 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 …

China has provided over 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the world to support the global fight against COVID-19, an official with the commerce ministry said. The country has offered over 300 billion masks, 3.7 billion protective suits and 4.8 billion testing kits to more than 200 countries and …

Yousef Al-Matrooshi, the Emirati swimming champion, raised the UAE during the opening ceremony of the 32nd Olympic Games in Tokyo, which was held today. The 2020 Olympics is attended by 83,911 athletes competing in 33 sports divided by 339 competitions held in 48 sports venues. The ceremony was held in …

Drowning is now a leading cause of death for children aged under five in many countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Friday. Around 2.5 million people died by drowning in the decade to 2019, the WHO said, as it set out a series of simple measures to help reduce …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received a phone call from Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, during which they discussed ways of strengthening relations of cooperation between the two countries. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed …