AL AIN, With the arrival of the new academic year, Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, Cultural Adviser to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), has welcomed new students and offered h…
Day: August 17, 2021
UAE announces 1,115 new COVID-19 cases, 1,544 recoveries, 3 deaths in last 24 hours
ABU DHABI, The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 247,213 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment.In a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry stressed its aim to …
MoHAP becomes first body globally with GC-Mark accreditation in Data Quality Management
ABU DHABI, The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has been awarded the Global Conformity Mark (GC-Mark) accreditation in the management and quality of health statistics, achieving the platinum category, becoming the first institution globally to…
Israeli forces push deep into east al-Maghazi camp in Gaza
Israeli occupation forces early Tuesday made an incursion into east of al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources.The sources said that the occupation troops, backed by military bulldozers and vehicles, pushed dozen…
Army foils drug smuggling attempt from Syria
The Eastern Military Zone, based on information from other security agencies, early Tuesday thwarted an attempt to smuggle large quantities of narcotics from Syria into the Kingdom, according to a Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) – Arab Army source.The source…
Death toll from Haiti earthquake rises to 1,419
The death toll from a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit Haiti on Saturday has climbed sharply, with at least 1,419 dead and 6,900 injured, according to the country’s civil protection agency.Rescue workers dug through rubble in a attempt to fin…
WHO: Low vaccination rates exacerbating pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that inadequate Covid-19 testing and low vaccination rates are exacerbating disease transmission and overwhelming local health systems, while leaving the whole world vulnerable to new variants.In a statement…
RSS, ACES sign memo to provide advisory services in Gulf
The Royal Scientific Society (RSS) and the Arab Center for Engineering Studies (ACES) Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly collaborate on projects in the GCC region.Hosting the ceremony, RSS President Her Royal Highness Princes…
Breaking News: Turkish FM: We continue to contact all the Afghan parties, including the Taliban (Petra)
Personal digital IDs will be activated in the next few days allowing citizens to remotely conduct business at government agencies and elsewhere using their smart gadgets and e-government platforms, Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Ahmad…