Police warns drivers over using mobile phones
ABU DHABI 23 August 2020: Abu Dhabi Police (ADP), has warned drivers about the risks of using mobile phones to surf the internet and social media sites while driving, as well as other behaviour that […]
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Satwa, Oud Metha model bus stations 77% done
DUBAI 20 August 2020: Construction of the two model public bus stations at Oud Metha and Al Satwa are 77 per cent complete, according to Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of Dubai’s Roads […]
Special flights to Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai
ABU DHABI 19 August 2020: Effective 21 August, Etihad Airways will operate a series of special passenger flights from Abu Dhabi to Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai. The flights can be booked 24/7 through Hala Travel Management, […]
Palestine fatwa banning Emiratis from praying in Al Quds rejected
CAIRO 19 August 2020: A grand scholar at Al Azhar Al Sharif, Egypt’s renowned Islamic institution, has rejected a fatwa by Al Quds Mufti where he forbids the Emirati people from praying in Al-Aqsa Mosque […]
Nuclear power from Barakh flows into UAE grid
ABU DHABI 20 August 2020: The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), on Wednesday announced that its operations and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah Energy Company, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company, Transco – […]
Noticeable increase in daily infections: Minister
ABU DHABI 19 August 2020: Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention, announced that the UAE has exceeded 6 million laboratory tests for the coronavirus, Covid-19. Al Owais said […]
No quarantine for returning expats if test negative
DUBAI 18 August 2020: The Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai has clarified that the conditions for residents returning to Dubai include the following: Residents are required to apply for an entry […]
GCC strongly denounces Iran threats against UAE
RIYADH 18 August 2020: The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), strongly denounced “threats” made by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in his recent speech and other officials regarding sovereign decisions taken by the UAE. […]
Cinemas inside malls in Abu Dhabi emirate to open
ABU DHABI 18 August 2020: Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (AD DED), has issued a new circular allowing owners of cinemas inside shopping malls across Abu Dhabi to resume operations and open their doors […]
Covid: 435 new cases, 113 recoveries, 1 death
ABU DHABI 20 August 2020: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), announced Wednesday that it conducted 72,026 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours. It detected 435 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total […]