DUBAI / WAM Dubai Municipality is preparing to launch an initiative to exempt companies from paying double fines for their violations. The exemption shall be given to those who pay the basic fines determined for violations before doubling, before mid-February 2021, the municipality said on Wednesday. The companies that violated the provisions of the legislation covered by decrees related to ...

DUBAI / WAM The eighth edition of ‘Sada Al Barq’ exercise for the National Emergency Telecommunication Plan, organised virtually by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) concluded. It was attended by telecom service providers in the UAE including Emirates Telecommunication Group Company (Etisalat), Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du) and Al Yah Satellite Communication Company (Yahsat). This exercise comes under the framework ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 150,244 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. As part of its intensified testing campaign, MoHAP announced 1,723 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 206,092. MoHAP also noted that an additional ...