UAE Polo defeats Desert Palm in President Polo Cup
ABU DHABI 19 March 2020: UAE Polo, led by H.H. Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, won its first match in the President Polo Cup, currently being held at the Ghantoot Racing and […]
Year: 2020
Issued entry permits, visas on arrival suspended
UAE 18 March 2020: Due to the suspension of all out-of-country visa applications effective March 17, foreign nationals with entry permits approved prior to this date are currently advised not to travel to the United […]
Expats with valid visa cannot return for two weeks
UAE 18 March 2020: The UAE has suspended the entry of all its valid visa holders, who are currently out of the country, for a renewable period of two weeks effective 12.00 noon of Thursday, […]
Rumours of pesticides spraying in UAE flatly denied
UAE 19 March 2020: The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), has denied all allegations and rumours spread via social networking sites surrounding the spraying of pesticides in UAE skies as a precautionary […]
Free mobile internet for families with no internet
ABU DHABI 19 March 2020: The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), announced that it has coordinated with service providers to provide free internet data via mobile phone to families with no home internet services, in order […]
Clients, heirs can claim ‘Dormant Account’ balances
ABU DHABI 19 March 2020: The Central Bank of the UAE has announced the issuance of the ‘Dormant Accounts Regulation’. This regulation applies to all banks operating in the UAE. The purpose of the regulation […]
Trial of driverless vehicle at Expo 2020 site starts
DUBAI 19 March 2020: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has started the trial run of an autonomous vehicle at the site of Expo 2020 Dubai, which will be used to transport individuals on a […]
India elected to sit on UN Security Council
NEW YORK 18 June 2020: The United Nations yesterday elected Norway, Ireland, India, and Mexico to take up coveted seats on the powerful Security Council in New York on Wednesday, German press agency, dpa and […]
UAE announces 15 new cases, more shut downs…
UAE 18 March 2020: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHaP), announced 15 new cases of Covid-19, on Tuesday, bringing to 113 the total infection tally in the UAE. “The new cases have been detected […]
UAE leads global Covid-19 testing, gets WHO praise
ABU DHABI 18 March 2020: The UAE Government has ramped up coronavirus testing following the pandemic’s spread. As of Tuesday, the 17th of March, 127,000 individuals had been tested for coronavirus in the UAE, according […]