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The 12th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) organised by Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) from 19th to 29th May at Sharjah Expo Centre under the theme ‘For Your Imagination,’ is bringing together 11 Arab authors and artists in a series of dialogue and discussion sessions, some of which …

 The Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that 141,283 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in the past 24 hours. The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 11,048,547 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 111.71 doses per 100 people. This is in line …

Abu Dhabi Police warn parents against the dangers of allowing their children to purchase fireworks during the Eid period from social media platforms that exploit children and adolescents. Fireworks may cause serious accidents such as damaging the eyes and house fires.

The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has announced that local authorities have recorded 5,067 violations of precautionary measures across Abu Dhabi emirate over the past week. These violations were recorded following intensive inspection campaigns to ensure adherence to precautionary and preventive measures and processes put in place to …

China said Friday the risk of damage on Earth from a rocket which fell out of orbit after separating from Beijing’s space station was “extremely low”, after the US warned it could crash down onto an inhabited area. Military experts in the US expect the body of the Long March …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Friday that it conducted 211,462 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 …

In embodiment of the significant role of the Ministry of Interior in preserving the drivers’ safety and spreading safety and security on the roads, Umm Al Quwain Police G.H.Q will implement the smart system to monitor traffic violations resulting from not complying with the specified safe distance between vehicles on …

UAE financial markets on Thursday posted decent gains of about AED9.3 bn in market cap, driven by the realty and banking blue chips amid increased transactions that hit around AED1.44 billion. The upbeat sentiments saw Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) closing higher around 0.59 pct at 6,152 pts and Dubai’s …

The National Center of Meteorology: Tomorrow’s weather will be fair to partly cloudy at times with a chance of convective clouds formation eastward by afternoon. Humid by night and Saturday morning over some coastal areas. Temperatures tend to increase.Light to moderate winds, freshening at times causing blowing dust during daytime.

The Public Prosecution said whoever publicly and unduly wears an official attire specially reserved by law to a class of persons shall be sentenced to up to one year in jail or to a fine of no less than AED10,000. In its official twitter account today, the PP said “Shall …