UAE PASS only digital ID to access Dubai services
DUBAI 17 May 2020: Dubai’s Strategic Affairs Council – part of The Executive Council of Dubai – has mandated UAE PASS as the only digital identity to be used by citizens and residents to access […]
Month: May 2020
Abu Dhabi launches electronic alimony calculator
ABU DHABI 16 May 2020: The Abu Dhabi Department of Justice has launched a new service that allows the calculation of expenses in all its inclusions in personal status claims electronically, according to the guide […]
City Centre Al Zahia in Sharjah now to open in…
DUBAI 16 May 2020: Majid Al Futtaim has announced a new opening date for its upcoming mall in Sharjah – City Centre Al Zahia. Now set to open in March 2021, the decision allows tenants […]
Sharjah confiscates 1,265 illegal bird-call devices
SHARJAH 16 May 2020: The Sharjah Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA), recently confiscated 1,265 devices used for imitating the calls of the stone-curlew (kairawan in Arabic). An EPAA statement said that the devices had […]
Coronavirus vaccine possible by early 2021: EMA
AMSTERDAM 15 May 2020: A vaccine to counter the new coronavirus could be approved in about a year in an “optimistic” scenario, Reuters quoted an agency, which approves medicines for the European Union, on Thursday. […]
It’ll take up to 2 years for travel normal: DXB CEO
DUBAI 15 May 2020: Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths yesterday said the timing and the speed of air traffic recovery will ultimately depend on the development of a vaccine or treatment for Covid-19. “We’re looking […]
21,084 covid cases, 6,930 recoveries, 208 deaths
ABU DHABI 15 May 2020: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced on Thursday that it conducted over 37,000 additional Covid-19 tests, detecting 698 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of cases in […]
Pray for humanity, say Pope Francis, Al Azhar
We are united in humanity against pandemics: Pope Francis ROME 15 May 2020: His Holiness Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, has called for praying together for an end to the coronavirus, Covid-19 pandemic, […]
Abu Dhabi warns against spreading food rumours
ABU DHABI 15 May 2020: The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (Adafsa), has warned the public about the negative impact of circulating food-related rumours and urged people to contact the authority to verify […]
Dubai Customs announces new stimulus package
DUBAI 15 May 2020: Dubai Customs has extended a refund of 20 percent on the customs fees imposed on imported products sold locally in Dubai markets from 15th March to 30th June. In a statement […]