New coronavirus screening centre opens in Fujairah Image Credit: WAM Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced the detection of 412 new coronavirus cases after conducting 219,442 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. This brings the total number of COVID-19[…]
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A reception at the Thai Consul General’s residence in Dubai Image Credit: Supplied Dubai: A 10-day Thai food festival promoting popular dishes such as Tom Yum Kung (hot and sour shrimp soup), Pad Thai (Thai-style stir-fried noodles), Pad Kra Prao Kai (chicken stir-fried with basil), Som Tam (green papaya salad),[…]
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The winning team’s cash prize can be used towards the next phase of their invention’s development Image Credit: Supplied Dubai: FireOut, a system designed by five engineering students from Heriot-Watt University to control wildfires in regions suffering from recurring outbreaks, has won the 2022 National James Dyson Award. The students[…]
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Image for illustrative purposes only. Image Credit: WAM Abu Dhabi: Saeed Al Hebsi, Director of the Human Rights Department at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has categorically denied allegations concerning media reporting on the deportation of select workers from African countries in the UAE, reaffirming that[…]
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Image for illustrative purposes only. Image Credit: WAM Abu Dhabi: Saeed Al Hebsi, Director of the Human Rights Department at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has categorically denied allegations concerning media reporting on the deportation of select workers from African countries in the UAE, reaffirming that[…]
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A poetry reading event under the title ‘Poetry Hour’ saw the participation of a select group of Emirati poets at the library Image Credit: Supplied Dubai: Mohammed bin Rashid Library (MBRL) organised throughout the month of August a series of recreational and educational events that saw participation of around 500[…]
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Dr Saeed Mubarak bin Kharbash (right) from Dubai Culture and Dr Mohamed Kamel Gad from Juma Al Majid Centre for Culture and Heritage during the signing ceremony Image Credit: Supplied Dubai: Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) recently signed a cultural MoU (memorandum of understanding) with Juma Al Majid[…]
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Salem was also surprised and entertained by a special K9 show Image Credit: Supplied Dubai: Dubai Police recently surprised a 4-year-old Arab boy on his birthday by appointing him as a ‘police officer’ for one day and giving him a ride in one of the force’s luxury police patrols. The[…]
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PCR testing Image Credit: Shutterstock Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced the detection of 434 new coronavirus cases after conducting 242,769 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in the UAE to[…]
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File photo of UAE flag at half-mast Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News archives Abu Dhabi: The UAE on Friday announced that flags in the public and private sectors in the country as well as its embassies abroad will fly at half-mast, starting today, for a period of three days, in[…]
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