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Instagram will begin requiring users to confirm their birthdays as part of an effort to create new safety features for young people, the Facebook-owned social media app said Monday. Instagram has explored building a version of its app for kids under the age of 13, prompting lawmakers to urge Facebook …

The UAE’s land ports have begun receiving travellers from Oman, after verifying the readiness of all ports and ensuring the implementation of national precautionary measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Khalifa Hamad Al Shamsi, Director of the Land Ports Department at the Public Authority for Security …

Dubai Customs spares no effort to provide the best facilities and services to passengers coupled with advanced monitor and inspection systems to ensure safe and pleasant travel experience for all passengers. On Dubai Customs’ corporate website (www.dubaicustoms.gov.ae), passengers can find and view the Passenger Customs Guide, which includes all information …

His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and President of the DIFC, issued a decision appointing His Excellency Justice Omar Al Mheiri as Director of the DIFC Courts. The appointment follows the issuance of Law No. 5 of 2021, which outlines the new …

The UAE Public Prosecution has explained the penalties for intercepting contents of telephone calls without prior permission by the competent judicial authorities. In a post on its social media accounts today, the Public Prosecution said that according to the Article No (72) bis 2 of the Federal Decree-Law No 3 …

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum today reaffirmed the UAE’s readiness to welcome the world to Expo 2020 Dubai and herald a new era of international collaboration. His Highness made these remarks as he visited the …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Wednesday that it conducted 259,569 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 …

Ras Al Khaimah Civil Defense team have controlled a fire that broke out in a ship’s cabin at Al Jazeera Port dry dock, without recording any casualties.

Under the supervision of the Higher Committee of Digital Government in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, the Department of Government Support, DGS, represented by the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority, ADDA, has announced the official internet top level domain name for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, “.abudhabi”, which represents the digital …

The National Seismic Network stations of the National Center of Meteorology recorded a 1.6 magnitude earthquake in Dibba Al-Fujairah at 02:47 AM, Wednesday, UAE local time.