Tuesday, March 31, 2026

UAE

US approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, who will be next?

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE received US regulatory authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine, making it the first COVID-19 vaccine to get a regulatory green light in the United States. The following is what we know about the race to...

COVID-19: UAE reports 5 deaths, 1,196 new coronavirus cases

Abu Dhabi: The UAE reported 1,196 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of diagnosed cases to 182,601, the Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced. UAE has also registered 5 deaths in the past 24 hours. With this...

UAE and UK affirm commitment to boost ties

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom affirmed their continued commitment to developing their partnership and enhancing strategic dialogue between the two countries. The two sides agreed — in the joint statement issued after the meeting of...

UAE: Cloudy weather, light rain in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, humidity to increase at night

Dubai: It’s a cloudy Friday with a chance of light rainfall for UAE residents. According to the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), today’s skies are looking partly cloudy to cloudy at times over islands and some coastal areas with a...

Coronavirus lockdowns mean emissions plummet record 7% in 2020

Paris: Carbon emissions fell a record seven per cent in 2020 as countries imposed lockdowns and restrictions on movement during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Global Carbon Project said Friday in its annual assessment. The fall of an estimated 2.4 billion...

Dubai Police trace fighting teenagers after finding a severed hand on street

The Dubai Police managed to trace and arrest eight teenagers for allegedly having a street fight after the force recovered a severed hand from the street. According to a police officer, one of the teenagers lost his hand in the...

Gang of women attack, rob footballer after making advances on Dubai street

Dubai: A woman who attacked and robbed a Nigerian footballer on a Dubai street along with other women was sentenced to two years in jail, to be followed by deportation. Dubai Court of First Instance was told that the woman...

Brothers attack student in Dubai after quarrel over video game

The siblings and their friends assaulted the victim on his eye with a knife. Two Arab youths stood trial at a Dubai court over alleged assault on a student after the victim won a video game against their brother. The...

Dubai Police warn residents not to fall prey to fake dating websites

The scammers usually lure customers with massage offers. Online dating platforms can be obvious targets for fraud, the Dubai Police have warned. In a video shared on its official Twitter handle, the police said that scammers are developing new methods of...

Covid-19 vaccine UAE: Residents start getting jab

Residents expressed their relief after being administered the first jab of China’s Sinopharm vaccine Covid-19. Residents of Abu Dhabi expressed their optimism and relief after being administered the first jab of China’s Sinopharm vaccine against novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on...

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Return to online school: UAE families juggle work and life as homes become classrooms

Schools across the UAE resumed the new academic term online, but for many families, the shift has once again...

Air India allows passengers to rebook to India from any airport in UAE without any extra charge.

Stranded passengers in the UAE can now rebook their cancelled Air India Express flights from any airport in the country to any destination in...

Big News from UAE: New Glass-Domed Mosque Opens in Sharjah

As the sun sets over Al Dhaid, the inside of newly opened Al Nasr Mosque begins to glow. Golden light pours through a giant...

Dubai Gold Prices Fall Below Dh600/Gram, Drop Dh11 in 24 Hours

Gold prices dropped below Dh600 per gram in Dubai on Friday morning as the yellow metal slipped below $5,000, reaching close to a one-week...

Gold Prices Stable in Dubai Morning Trade – 24K Around Dh610

Gold Prices: At 9am UAE time, the 24K gold price was trading at Dh610.75 per gram, slightly up from last night’s close. Among the...