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The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai (IACAD) said prayer halls will open 15 minutes before Eid Al Fitr prayers and close immediately after prayers are completed. The Eid prayers, including the sermon, will be held for a duration of 15 minutes. Women’s prayer halls will remain closed …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has received a verbal message from Jordan’s King Abdullah II on the strategic and fraternal relations between the two nations and the latest developments in Al Quds. The …

The UAE tourism sector has continued to recover during Q1, 2021, with the average hotel occupancy rates across the country nearing 63 percent, according to initial data released by the local tourist authorities. Average length of stay in hotels during Q1 increased 27.6 percent to 4.3 nights as compared to …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received today His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, at Al Shati Palace. Prince Salman …

Dr. Farida Al Hosani, the spokesperson for the UAE’s health sector: • The provision of various vaccines has been expanded in all the Emirates, which are: Sinopharm, Pfizer-Biontech, AstraZeneca, and Sputnik-V. UAE citizens and residents can now obtain these vaccines at the vaccination centers in each emirate. • The national …

The UAE and Bahrain have adopted a safe travel corridor for travellers vaccinated against COVID-19, as part of their joint cooperation and coordination, and their joint efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The travel corridor will enable people to travel between the two countries starting from the first day …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced that 40,414 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered during the past 24 hours. The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 11,186,348 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 113.10 doses per 100 people. The vaccination drive …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Monday that it conducted 142,603 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 …

The committee for sighting the crescent of Shawwal invites all Muslims in the UAE to observe the crescent moon tomorrow evening Tuesday 29 Ramadan 1442 H corresponding to May 11, 2021. Requesting anyone who sees the crescent to contact the number 026921166 to be directed to the nearest court to …

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) have announced that entry from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka will be suspended for all incoming passengers on national and foreign carriers, as well as those carrying transit passengers, starting from 23:59 on …