President calls for rain prayers on Friday
ABU DHABI 16 December 2020: President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has called for a prayer for rain, known in Arabic as Salaat Al Istisqaa, to be performed at all mosques and […]
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1,194 new covid cases, 631 recover, 8 deaths
ABU DHABI 14 December 2020: The Ministry of Health and Prevention conducted 143,781 Covid-19 tests, and announced 1,194 new cases, bringing the total in the UAE to 184,949. MoHAP also announced 8 deaths due to […]
1,154 new covid cases, 613 recover, 2 deaths
ABU DHABI 13 December 2020: The Ministry of Health and Prevention conducted 156,513 Covid-19 tests, and announced 1,154 new cases, bringing the total in the UAE to 183,755. MoHAP also announced 2 deaths due to […]
20,000+ arrested for phone, Internet scams
LYON, France 12 December 2020: A year-long investigative clampdown on criminal networks coordinated by Interpol has demonstrated the scale of phone and online frauds worldwide. Codenamed First Light, the operation officially concluded in November with […]
Two Houthi robot vessels destroyed in Red Sea
RIYADH 11 December 2020: The Arab Coalition on Wednesday evening thwarted a hostile attempt by the Houthi militia to attack Saudi Arabia using two bomb-laden Unmanned Surface Vehicles launched from the Hodeidah Governorate towards the […]
UAE covid cases cross the 180,000 mark
ABU DHABI 10 December 2020: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) conducted 149,798 Covid-19 tests, and announced 1,313 new cases, bringing the total in the UAE to 180,150. It also announced 2 deaths due […]
Etisalat hits world’s fastest 5G speed of 9.1 Gbps
DUBAI 9 December 2020: Etisalat has achieved the world’s fastest 5G download speed of 9.1 Gigabits per second. The throughput has been achieved by aggregating multiple commercial spectrum band of n78(3.5GHz), n41(2.6GHz) and millimeter wave […]
AD begins phase III trials of Russian vaccine
ABU DHABI 8 December 2020: Under the supervision of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) the volunteer programme for the Phase III clinical trials of the Russian human adenovirus-based vaccine was launched in […]
1,153 new covid cases, 634 recover, 3 deaths
ABU DHABI 7 December 2020: The Ministry of Health and Prevention, (MoHAP) conducted 92,147 Covid-19 tests, and announced 1,153 new cases, bringing the total number to 176,429. It also announced 3 deaths due to complications, […]
Mideast’s first cinema in the snow @ Ski Dubai
DUBAI 6 December 2020: Majid Al Futtaim has announced the launch of the region’s first cinema in the snow. It will allow guests to enjoy a big screen experience in the desert surrounded by real […]