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President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent messages of condolences to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, on the victims of the massive flooding that hit the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid …

Argentina and Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has inadvertently broken a record thanks to his image holding the Copa America trophy. Largely regarded as the best football player to ever grace a football pitch, international silverware was the only thing keeping Messi from silencing his critics. That all changed on Sunday, …

Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis, and Disasters Committee, in collaboration with the Department of Health- Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Public Health Center, has approved general preventive and precautionary measures for Eid Al Adha prayers at public mosques to protect public health and the community’s safety.Individuals under 12 and over 60 …

The National Center of Meteorology forecasts that tomorrow’s weather will be hazy and partly cloudy to cloudy at times, embedded with some convective rainy clouds over scattered areas.Another drop in temperatures.Light to moderate winds, freshning at times causing blowing dust, reducing the horizontal visibility.

Abu Dhabi Police urged motorists to drive safely during unstable weather predicted across the country in the coming days. Motorists have been urged to reduce speed limit to 80km/h, maintain safe distance, monitor weather forecasts and follow the precautionary instructions. Motorists have also been urged to follow the speed limit …

Abu Dhabi Police have warned residents of the dangers posed by fireworks during Eid Al-Adha celebrations, as it may cause serious accidents such as damaging the eyes and house fires. The police have urged members of the public to report any incident on 999 or call Aman service on toll-free …

As people get ready to enjoy the Eid Al Adha long holiday, The General Directorate of Traffic Police in Dubai is stepping up patrols to ensure everything runs smoothly during the holiday period. Colonel Jumaa Salem bin Suwaidan, Acting Director of the General Directorate of Traffic at Dubai Police, said …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Friday that it conducted 288,895 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 Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has announced the launch the National Sterilisation Programme, starting from Monday 19 July, as part of efforts to protect public health and prevent the spread of Covid-19. Sterilisation will take place daily between midnight and 5am. During these hours, the movement of traffic …

Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has approved new entry requirements for Abu Dhabi from Monday 19 July, as part of proactive efforts to prevent Covid-19 variants and to ensure continuous testing. The committee approved allowing entry to the emirate within 48 hours of receiving a negative PCR test …