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The UAE has confirmed 3,432 new cases of COVID-19 from 151,096 tests on Friday.

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that it administered 131,939 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine across the country in the past 24 hours.

From January 22 to April 10, visitors can now take a tour of the Expo 2020’s Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion.

The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has announced that distance education will continue for students of all academic levels for three more weeks from January 17.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, praised the country's state-of-the-art security during this visit to the State Security Department headquarters.

The 'London Taxi' service will soon be launched in Dubai that uses hybrid (electricity and fuel) cabs.

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that it administered 138,154 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine across the country in the past 24 hours.

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to Indonesian President Joko Widodo, expressing his condolences for the victims of the earthquake that struck the island of Sulawesi.

Abu Dhabi Police have released the scale of drug seizures and related arrests in the emirate in the last quarter of 2020.

The UAE has confirmed 3,407 new cases of COVID-19 from 131,262 tests on Friday.

The UAE Public Prosecution has clarified the punishment for those caught giving a false testimony under oath.

Another 133,253 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been provided in the UAE in the last 24 hours.

Two shisha cafes have been shut down in Dubai for not complying with the precautionary measures to limit the spread of COVID-19.

The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has intensified its humanitarian efforts to support people affected by the floods that hit the state of Pahang in Malaysia.

His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, opened the Hermès Carré Club exhibition in Dubai, on Thursday.

The UAE Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has said that the explosion that took place at its visa processing centre on Wednesday was due to a mechanical fault.

The UAE has confirmed 3,382 new cases of COVID-19 from 126,625 tests.

Eight establishments have been fined in Dubai for not complying with the precautionary measures to combat COVID-19.

Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has started administering the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing has closed down one venue and suspended the permit of another for not following COVID-19 guidelines.

Russian authorities said on Saturday that flights between Moscow and the capitals of Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar, suspended since the early weeks of the pandemic, would restart from January 27, after certain epidemiological criteria were met.

Astrazeneca's COVID-19 vaccine has been granted approval for emergency use in Pakistan, the country's health minister said on Saturday, the first vaccine against the disease to be given the green light in the South Asian country.

The Philippines on Friday extended by two weeks a ban on travellers from more than 30 territories and countries where a more transmissible COVID-19 variant has been detected, with the restriction also now covering Filipinos who want to come home.

The worldwide coronavirus death toll surpassed 2 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, as nations around the world are trying to procure multiple vaccines and detect new COVID-19 variants.

A powerful earthquake killed at least 42 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi on Friday, trapping several under rubble and unleashing dozens of aftershocks as authorities warned of more quakes that could trigger a tsunami.

Emirates Airline has suspended flights to and from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

Field inspections by Dubai Economy across open markets and commercial outlets revealed 9 violations of the precautionary guidelines against COVID-19 on Thursday.

Samsung has unveiled its flagship Galaxy S smartphone's latest models, more than a month ahead of its usual annual release schedule.

Emirates Airline has announced it would temporarily suspend all flights to and from South Africa, from Saturday, due to operational reasons.

Air Arabia is set to resume direct flights to Qatar.

Joe Root’s timely return to form saw the England captain post a fourth test double-century, propelling his side to 421 all out on the stroke of lunch on day three of the first test against Sri Lanka in Galle, a commanding lead of 286 for the tourists.

Two coronavirus infections were reported on Saturday on a flight to the Australian Open, forcing two weeks of strict hotel quarantine for all the tennis players and entourage on board.

The third installment of UFC Fight Island in the space of seven months kicks off in Abu Dhabi on Saturday January 16. headlined by a featherweight bout between No. 1 ranked Max Holloway and No. 6 ranked Calvin Kattar.

India's injury woes deepened on the opening day of the fourth test against Australia at the Gabba on Friday with paceman Navdeep Saini coming off the field after lunch with a groin issue.

Portland center Jusuf Nurkic broke his right wrist during the Trail Blazers' 111-87 loss to the visiting Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.

Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild Awards honoring film and TV performances has been rescheduled to April 4, organizers said on Wednesday, a move that avoids competition with music's Grammy Awards.

Actor Tom Hanks will host a prime-time television special on January 20 to celebrate the inauguration of Joe Biden as president.

AT&T Inc’s Warner Bros Games said on Wednesday it has pushed back the release of its upcoming Harry Potter role-playing videogame, “Hogwarts Legacy,” by a year to 2022.

Hollywood movies suffered an unprecedented 80 per cent slump in box office revenue in North America in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic closed movie theaters and studios held back the release of scores of new films.

Three of the four stars of the popular TV show 'Sex and the City' will reunite for a new show that picks up with the same characters roughly two decades older.