New partnership to enhance health, safety of UAE astronauts

@DXBMediaOffice/ X The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has teamed up with Dubai Health to ensure the health and safety of astronauts. This partnership will focus on providing top-notch medical care to astronauts and boosting innovation in health sciences. Salem…

UAE provides safe drinking water to 70,000 in Gaza

WAM The UAE is continuing its mission to provide safe drinking water to displaced Palestinian families in the southern Gaza Strip. Over 70,000 people are benefitting from this aid as part of the UAE’s humanitarian operation ‘Chivalrous Knight 3’. Water…

UAE carries out first living donor paediatric transplant

WAM Burjeel Medical City (BMC) has made history by performing the UAE’s first pediatric liver transplant as well as the first transplant from a living person. The ground breaking surgery was conducted on four-year-old Razia Khan, who was suffering from…

UAE’s first living donor paediatric transplant

WAM Burjeel Medical City (BMC) has made history by performing the UAE’s first pediatric liver transplant as well as the first transplant from a living person. The ground breaking surgery was conducted on four-year-old Razia Khan, who was suffering from…

UAE attends UN’s Critical Energy Transition Minerals panel

WAM Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability Affairs, represented the UAE at the United Nations Critical Energy Transition Minerals (CETM) Panel held in Copenhagen. The event brought together government representatives, organisations and experts to discuss…

UAE court convicts 53 in terrorist organisation case

WAM The Abu Dhabi Federal Appeals Court has convicted 53 defendants linked to the ‘Justice and Dignity Committee’ terrorist organisation. Forty-three of them were sentenced to life in prison and five were handed 15-year jail terms, while five others were sentenced…

Dubai cracks down on vehicles abandoned at testing centres

Supplied Authorities in Dubai are reminding motorists not to abandon their vehicles in the parking lots and courtyards of car testing and registration centres. The municipality has launched a major campaign to raise awareness and to monitor and clear neglected…

AI-assisted detection system piloted by RTA

WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced it is piloting a vehicle designed for AI-assisted automated detection of damage to the right-of-way and inspection of traffic diversions on Dubai’s roads. The smart vehicle is equipped with high-precision tools…

RAK Ruler praises winners at education awards

WAM His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, has marked the importance of excellence and innovation in education as key drivers of economic growth and progress. During the 18th Ras…

UAE police prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympics

WAM Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, met with the UAE Police Support Team, who have completed their special training ahead of their deployment to Paris for the 2024 Olympic…

UAE cabinet honours top high school achievers

@DXBMediaOffice/ X The UAE Cabinet received the country’s best-performing high school graduates at the Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The cabinet, headed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of…

UAE Embassy urges Emiratis in Houston to exercise caution

File Picture The UAE mission in Houston has issued a warning to its citizens currently residing in the United States in light of Hurricane Beryl’s impact on Houston and surrounding areas. Urging caution, the UAE embassy has advised nationals to…

School kits for underprivileged children across the UAE

File Picture 10,000 children from low-income families receive essential school kits ahead of the new academic year. A significant contribution of AED 1 million from Aldar Properties towards a new initiative with Dubai Cares is aimed at supporting underprivileged children…

Dubai Metro’s Red Line faces disruption

File picture [for illustration] Dubai Metro services between Equiti and Max stations on the Red Line have been disrupted due to a “technical issue”. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said that alternative bus services have been provided between the…