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Abu Dhabi has been ranked the safest city in the Middle East and Africa by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Safest Cities Index 2021. Abu Dhabi scored ‘very high’ for health security and infrastructure security. Its top regional ranking reinforces the emirate’s position as a safe and secure place to live, …

The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department has warned banks and financial institutions of giving loans to individuals and companies without sufficient guarantees, that would secure the ability of the borrower or his guarantor to pay back. Failing to do so is deemed violation of the requirements and controls regulating the provision …

H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, has unveiled the 6-star plate for the Traffic and Licensing Centre at the Fujairah Police General Command. The centre was awarded the advanced rating as part of the 4th round of the star …

Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management has announced that private schools in the emirate will gradually return to full in-person learning in the 2021-2022 academic year. Private schools will continue to offer students in-person learning while also providing the option for remote learning. This model will be in …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), represented by the Health Promotion Department, has recently launched the ‘School Lunchbox’ programme. The programme, which runs from 22nd August to 9th September, is part of the ‘Back-to-School’ campaign and includes several innovative awareness activities that aim to provide parents with the necessary …

The Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gulf Educational Centre for Arabic Studies in Sharjah to enhance prospects for cooperation between both sides, expanding the base of effective partnership between various community institutions, and developing the teaching of the Arabic language. The MoU …

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) today officially unveiled “Amwali” digital bank, the world’s first Islamic digital bank targeting youth between the age of 8 to 18. Co-created with the Founders Club, a cohort of Emirati youth and their parents, the all-in-one banking solution is designed to empower young customers with …

The Sharjah Department of Culture (SDC) announced that it has issued more than 60 titles in creativity and knowledge during the first 8 months of 2021. Abdullah Al Owais, Chairman of the SDC, stressed that these publications contribute to enriching national and Arab libraries with arts and knowledge, in addition …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Monday that it conducted 290,691 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 …

Abu Dhabi Police seized 3 printing presses in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, run by Asian gangs, who printed 100,000 massage cards to lure victims “under the guise of conducting massage” in unlicensed places. Brigadier-General Mohammed Suhail Al Rashidi, Director of Criminal Security Sector at Abu Dhabi Police, urged public …