ABU DHABI / WAM The Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO), in partnership with Al Hudhud Publishing and Distribution, on Saturday launched ‘My Little World’, a collection of five stories written by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, based on his early life experiences. Blending engaging storytelling ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced the addition of a seventh centre offering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, as part of its Covid-19 vaccination campaign. Dr Farida Al Khaja, CEO of Clinical Support Services and Nursing Sector at the DHA and Chairperson of the Covid-19 Vaccination Steering Committee, said the DHA has added Al Safa primary healthcare centre to ...

Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) completed Phase III of the Dedicated Bus and Taxi Lanes Project on Khalid bin Al Waleed Street. The lane extends 4.3 km from the intersection of Khalid bin Al Waleed Street-Al Mina Street, to a point just before the intersection of Zabeel Street, and in both directions. The dedicated lane has ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the directives of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of Board of Trustees of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, the Award’s General Secretariat issued a book entitled “Date Palm Diseases and Pests” by Dr Walid Abdul-Ghani Kaakeh, Diseases and Agricultural Pests expert. The book ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Community Development (MoCD) on Saturday announced its continuous efforts to provide free installation of ‘Hassantuk’ smart fire alarm system service for eligible beneficiaries in line with government directives to ensure safety of lives and property by expanding the installation, operation and management of fire alarm systems to include the Ministry’s beneficiaries. The ministry, in ...

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering issuing himself a pardon, perhaps on his last day in office. Is he really allowed to do that? The best answer is simple: No. Begin with the Constitution’s text, which states that the president “shall have the power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.” ...

Boeing Co is one step closer to relegating the 737 Max crisis to the history books. The aerospace giant entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department under which the company will pay $2.5 billion to resolve a criminal charge that it conspired to defraud the US by deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration about certain characteristics of its ...

The night is darkest just before dawn, they say. Dark it certainly is right now. The more contagious variants of Sars-CoV-2 coming out of the UK and South Africa will make the pandemic worse before mass vaccination can make it better. But take another look at some of these new vaccines. And then contemplate the dawn to come — not ...

The arrests of more than 50 pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong mark Beijing’s most sweeping attempt yet to redefine the “One Country, Two Systems” arrangement that governed the former British colony’s return to China 23 years ago. They are a challenge to both the incoming US administration of President-elect Joe Biden and the European Union, which concluded an ill-timed investment ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co reached a $2.5 billion agreement to settle a criminal charge that it defrauded the US government by concealing information about the 737 Max, the ill-fated jet model involved in two fatal crashes that killed 346 people. The planemaker entered into a deferred prosecution agreement in the Northern District of Texas. In turn, the Justice Department will dismiss ...