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OPEC Secretary-General, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, passed away yesterday in his home country Nigeria.”He was the much-loved leader of the OPEC Secretariat and his passing is a profound loss to the entire OPEC Family, the oil industry and the internation…

H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, has ordered the release of 93 prisoners, who have demonstrated good conduct during their sentences in punitive and corrective institutions in the emirate, on the occasi…

Using China’s largest optical telescope, astronomers have discovered a record number of unevolved stars rich in lithium, a key chemical element linking cosmology to the structure and evolution of stars, Chinese news agency, Xinhua, today reported.With …

H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ), has attended the graduation ceremony of students of the Rochester Institute of Technology-Dubai (RIT-Dubai), the Dubai campus of the leading US univer…

The Dubai Racing Cub announced today that the UAE’s flagship racecourse, Meydan, will commence its 2022/2023 season on Friday, 4th November with the first of 21 fixtures.The events at Meydan Racecourse will culminate in the 2023 edition of the US$30.5m…

Digital Dubai, represented by the Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC), organised a training activity simulating a global cyberattack scenario with the participation of 18 Dubai-based government and private sector entities.The exercise sought to pro…

Emirates SkyCargo, a leader in the global airfreight industry, took delivery of its latest Boeing 777-F to boost its fleet capacity and cater to the phenomenal growth in the industry.Emirates’ freight division has seen significant increase in cargo loa…

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced that a team of medical experts has been deployed at the airport to assist Hajj pilgrims before they depart for Saudi Arabia and provide them with health guidelines and instructions that they m…