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The value of gold reserves of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) in April 2021 rose to AED11.56 billion, a growth of 6.8 percent or AED743 million, compared to AED10.817 billion in March 2021. The bank in its latest figures released on Thursday showed steady growth in gold reserves …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Thursday that it conducted 230,728 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 sent a new meteorological satellite into planned orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan Province on Thursday morning, China’s Xinhua News Agency reported. The satellite, Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), was launched by a Long March-3B rocket at 12:17 am (Beijing Time). It was the 372nd flight mission of the …

General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowment: Tomorrow’s Friday sermon titled “The Etiquette of Enquiry”.It will be aired from Shiekh Rashid bin Saeed Mosque in Zaabel, Dubai at 12:20 PM.

The National Center of Meteorology: Today’s weather will be fair to partly cloudy in general and hot during the day. Humid at morning with a chance of fog and mist over some internal and coastal areas.Light to moderate southeasterly to northwesterly winds.

Driven by banking and realty blue chips, the UAE stock markets closed in the green Wednesday, with Abu Dhabi’s main index touching 6,626 points, 0.19 percent up, with Dubai Financial Market rising 0.06 percent to 2,839 pts amid increased liquidity of AED1.59 bn in both bourses. In Abu Dhabi Securities …

The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) encourages the community to boost their vitamin D levels as a preventive tool against Covid-19 infection and to ensure community immunity. This latest update from DoH is based on findings from a local study that has demonstrated a strong association between vitamin …

The labour market crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and employment growth will be insufficient to make up for the losses suffered until at least 2023, according to a new assessment by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2021, …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has directed a comprehensive assessment of more than 1,300 digital and smart services provided by ministries and government departments. “Today we directed a thorough evaluation of digital and smart services provided by federal government …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has issued a resolution to appoint Abdulla Humaid Al Ameri as Director General of Abu Dhabi Social Support Authority.