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The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has reaffirmed the total ban on the operation of all types of drones and light sports aircraft in the country due to the current exceptional circumstances. In a statement, the authority stressed that compliance with this decision is mandatory and warn

42 Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital’s innovative and disruptive coding school, has collaborated with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) to host 400 Emirati high school students to explore their potential as the future coders of the Emirate.  The event was organized as part of ADIA’s Early Preparat

The Department of Finance, DoF, of the Government of Dubai today launched a massive promotional campaign to encourage emirate's residents to increase their use of smart channels, for paying fees for various government transactions with all Dubai government entities. The campaign is scheduled to sta

A total of 171 teams have confirmed their participation in the upcoming Gov Games 2020 as interaction and excitement continues to grow among organizations throughout the country ahead of the event. Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Du

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has confirmed that the energy used during Expo 2020 Dubai will be 100 percent generated from renewable sources. DEWA, which is building smart grids for the generation, transmission, and distribution systems to Expo 2020, has implemented a number of m

The UAE government provided AED13.33 bn in grants across all seven emirates in H1 -2019, a growth of 23.4 percent on the comparable period in 2018, statistics revealed by the Ministry of Finance show. The grants are provided by the Federal Government and other local governments to ensure social coh

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has received a letter from Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, which addressed bilateral relations between the UAE and Australia The note was in reply to a congratulatory message earlier sent by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa following M

H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued an Emiri Decree No. 24 of 2019 regarding the general organisational structure of the Sharjah Sports Council, SSC. According to the Decree, the Council's general organisational structure shall be a

H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, today offered condolences on the death of Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair, one of Dubai's most prominent businessmen. Al Ghurair died on Tuesday at the age of 95. He founded Al Ghurair Group in 1960 and opened Dubai's first m

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, offered condolences on the death of Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair. Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Saud

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to Igor Dodon, President of the Republic of Moldova, on the occasion of his country's Independence Day, which is celebrated on 27th August. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice Presid

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and King Abdullah II of Jordan, have discussed the strong fraternal relations and ways to enhance them in various fields. In a phone call, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin