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  The President of the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ), His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, offered his condolences to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the death of his mother, Heeraben Modi. His Highness reportedly wrote on Twitter, “I offer my deepest condolences to my friend Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the passing of his mother, Heeraben Modi. Our heartfelt sympathies are with him and his family during this difficult time.” His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, also expressed condolences to PM Modi over the sad demise of his mother. Several other world leaders also expressed grief and sent a cable of condolences to PM Modi. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was the first person to send condolences to PM Modi. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, United States President Joe Biden and various other leaders condoled the death of

  The first mobile laboratory for infectious diseases in the Emirates has been launched by Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre. The mobile biosafety level 3 lab is equipped to handle highly infectious diseases including Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever and yellow fever. Authorities said the centre enhances Abu Dhabi's ability to tackle communicable diseases through swift, safe and accurate testing. “This newly launched, state-of-the-art mobile laboratory will offer swift and free testing to identify those exposed to viral infections and pathogens," said Dr Farida Al Hosani, executive director of infectious diseases at the public health centre and official spokeswoman for the UAE health sector. "Abu Dhabi is well-equipped and prepared to adequately manage any public health threat that faces the community.” The mobile lab will held be used to help medical staff at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Al Rahba Hospital, Tawam Hospital and Madinat Zayed Hospital.

  In a fire at a casino in Cambodia, at least 19 people died and many more are thought dead. A rescuer reported that the victims threw themselves off a ledge in a last-ditch effort to escape the flames. Late on Wednesday night, a fire broke out inside the Grand Diamond City hotel-casino in Poipet, which is close to the Thai border. Cambodian police reported the fire. Sek Sokhom, head of the provincial information office for Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province, stated that as of now, "there are 19 dead as we saw bodies and bones," but cautioned that "the count could be higher" because rescuers have not yet reached all areas of the complex. An unnamed volunteer with the Thai rescue organisation Ruamkatanyu Foundation claimed that when his team got at the scene at around 2 am (0730 GMT), they saw people jump from the building. He remarked, "I saw people racing out of the building to escape the smoke," and he added that some were crammed onto a rooftop to

  Emirati  cancer survivor   Sumaia Alkaabi who won her battle against the disease is now on a mission to use her experience to raise awareness and bring hope in the lives of other patients. Ms Alkaabi, 32, a mother of three, visits people in the hospital, celebrates the end of their exhausting chemotherapy sessions and uses social media to help individuals and families who are bravely fighting day in and day out. Ms Alkaabi said she felt a lump while breastfeeding her baby in the middle of 2019, but was only diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020. “Seven months of tests and check-ups did not help in finding out the nature of the mass,” she told  “Only after I changed my doctor and went to Barjeel hospital, they were able to immediately give a diagnosis.” She said she stopped breastfeeding and began her treatment journey with surgery to remove the lump. This was followed by a number of condensed chemotherapy sessions in which higher doses were given over a few days. 

  Jordan' s   Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah and Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, on Tuesday observed a military exercise involving the Jordanian and Emirati armed forces. Prince Hussein arrived in the Emirates for an official visit on Monday. The training operation aimed to sharpen the combat skills of both forces and tested their capabilities under various conditions across a range of scenarios. Wearing military fatigues, Prince Hussein watched troops from the two allied nations being put through their paces.

  Pakistan citizens are eligible to get a United Arab Emirates (UAE) Visa. Bakheet Ateeq Al Remeithi, consulate general of the UAE in Karachi, has said that the UAE government has not imposed any ban on Pakistani citizens from obtaining visas. The Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, said that there’s no such ban on visas for Pakistani citizens belonging to certain cities. Earlier, reports circulated online that people in Abbottabad, Attock, Bajaur Agency, Chakwal, Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ismail Khan, Hangu, Hunza, Quetta, Kasur, Kohat, Kotli, Khushab, Khurrum Agency, Larkana, Mohmand Agency, Muzaffargarh, Nawabshah, Parachinar, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Skardu and Sukkur were not allowed to obtain the UAE Visa. they were warned not to apply for visas. However, Geo news confirmed that the news was fake. The UAE authorities also said that Pakistani citizens are being provided with visas. Remeithi reportedly said that he issued visas to the citizens born or re

  President Sheikh Mohamed held talks with Angola's President Joao Lourenco  The two leaders discussed efforts to bolster ties between their nations during the phone call. They explored ways of strengthening co-operation for the betterment of both countries, state news agency Wam reported. In September, Sheikh Mohamed sent a congratulatory letter to Mr Lourenco on his re-election as president. The message was delivered by Sheikh Shakbout bin Nahyan, Minister of State, who took part in the inauguration ceremony held in the capital, Luanda.

  Doctor Howard Bernstein of Beijing noted that in his more than three decades of emergency medicine, he has never encountered anything like this. He added that patients are coming into his hospital in ever-increasing numbers; practically all of them are elderly and many are really ill with symptoms of COVID and pneumonia. Bernstein's statement is consistent with similar evidence from medical professionals across China who are struggling to cope after China abruptly changed its previously tight COVID standards this month, which was followed by an outbreak of diseases that spread across the country. Since the epidemic started in the country's capital city of Wuhan three years ago, this outbreak is by far the largest to have occurred there. In this month's high demand, Beijing's government hospitals and crematoriums have also struggled. At the conclusion of a "stressful" shift at the privately run Beijing United Family Institution in the east of the ca

  From the striking sail of   Burj Al Arab hotel   to the gold-topped domes of   Sheikh Zayed Mosque , UAE landmarks have been built into video games that draw pupils into immersive experiences in subjects ranging from history to science and mathematics.  “This is still very new in the region. We have developed a whole UAE world with all the highlights like Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, The Palm Jumeirah, so pupils can go in here and also to Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain and develop more elements around this.

  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) citizens and ex-pats are eligible for unemployment insurance under a new Involuntary Loss of Employment Scheme. Under the scheme, the employees will be protected against the risk of job loss, effective from next year. The insured must meet the following criteria to be eligible for unemployment insurance. It applies to employees of all nationalities in the public and private sectors in the country. The UAE Unemployment Insurance There must be a minimum subscription period of twelve consecutive months for the insured under the scheme. Under the scheme, a person must be able to pay all the insurance premiums due on time. A person has to prove that the reason for unemployment is not due to a resignation. He/She should not be dismissed under the Labour Relations Law and the Human Resources Law of the federal government. If he/she has lost the job, they must submit the claim within 30 days from the date of loss of the working relationship. He/she cannot be e

  Climate is facing bad days. Still, no prior actions or changes are being noticed. We must use the wave of protest to power system global change. The antisocial and ecological crisis rises like a tsunami, ready to hit the earth. I hope you are aware that in 2022 when both the Arctic and the Antarctic were 30°C warmer than average in March. The Yangtze River dried up in China. Europe faced drought. More than 2 million houses were damaged in Pakistan. Around one billion people in the world sleep hungry due to rising food prices and simply poverty. Supply chains have been disrupted cause of war, pandemic, or geopolitical power! Prices are rising and wages are falling with signs of inflation. Countries around the world are buried under the burden of debt. All of these are going to get worse in 2023. The climate, the people, or the planet is not happy! On a deep note, you can see the bad condition of the climate, cost of living, and debt crisis all are interconnected. These all

  The US tech giant Microsoft has been penalised 60 million euros ($64 million) by France's privacy authorities for forcing advertising cookies on customers. The National Commission for Technology and Freedoms (CNIL), which levied the biggest fine in 2022, claimed that Microsoft's search engine Bing did not have a framework in place that allowed users to reject cookies as easily as accepting them. According to the French authority, investigations revealed that "cookies were put on users' terminals when they visited this site without their authorization, and these cookies were exploited, among other things, for advertising purposes." The report "found that there was no button allowing to refuse the deposit of cookies as easy as accepting it" as well. The CNIL claimed that the fine was justified in part by the advertising earnings the business made from information obtained through cookies, which are little data files used to track internet activ

  Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed , Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, held talks in Abu Dhabi with Michal Herzog, Israel's first lady. The meeting was held as Sheikh Abdullah and Ms Herzog attended a concert by the   Israel Philharmonic Orchestra   at the Emirates Palace Auditorium in the capital on Tuesday evening. Both the meeting and concert were attended by Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Co-operation; Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth; Mariam Al Mheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment; Zaki Nusseibeh, Cultural Adviser to the UAE President; Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation and UAE Permanent Representative to the UN; and Mohamed Al Khaja, UAE Ambassador to Israel.

  In the last five years of his life, psychologist Geir Jordet has watched films of every penalty shootout from every big international men's competition during the last 50 years. His goal was to learn as much as he could about the difficulty of performing under pressure in order to comprehend how the lessons learned from a soccer pitch in Qatar applied to every field of employment. Here is his opinion of the crucial penalty shootout in the FIFA World Cup 2022 championship game that involved Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martnez. Emi Martinez immediately set the tone and took charge of the penalty area. France's captain Hugo Lloris won the coin toss, and Martinez hastened to the penalty area to anticipate Lloris' arrival as if he were hosting a guest at his own home. As Lloris arrived, Martinez began shaking his hand. He imitated Mbappé in doing so. People may let their guard down in response to Martinez's early warmth and beauty, making them more vulnerable to his lat

  A ccording to researchers, as humans are hard-wired for the social connections we make, volunteering can also extend people’s lives. Even if scientifically not possible, it surely enhances the quality of life.  For instance, volunteerism is a new name for age-old traditions in Arab societies. Religious and humanitarian values, including compassion and sympathy for others, strongly underpin the phenomenon. These human emotions encourage pro-social behavior and elevate altruistic thinking.   According to studies,  the spirit of volunteering from different perspectives, including psychological, sociological, and economic viewpoints. From personality traits to altruistic motivation to educational attainment and social capital, it is about bringing out empathy. Studies have also found volunteering during studies to affect achievement and well-being in the long term positively. It also significantly boosts self-confidence, self-esteem, and life satisfaction, encouraging us to do more.  Pro

  Next year   February 2024,  UAE has been selected to host global trade development talks  t he last time the conference was held in the Gulf was in 2001 in Doha, which resulted in China being approved as the 143rd member. President Sheikh Mohamed  made the announcement on Monday that representatives from 164 countries in the  World Trade Organisation  will convene in the nation's capital.   We look forward to facilitating constructive dialogue between WTO nations and strengthening international cooperation for a sustainable economic future.”  “We welcome the participating countries, we welcome the World Trade Organisation, and we support all international moves that guarantee the free flow of goods and services between different countries of the world and protect the future of global trade,” he wrote. “The 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation reflects the UAE’s status as a key facilitator of trade and investment between all four corners of the world,” said

  A technology company in United Arab Emirates 's capital is functioning to create passengers' field expertise absolutely contactless. Next50 aforementioned the primary section of its sensible Path project was beneath means and would eventually end in passengers victimization biometric data, akin to face scans, in situ of boarding passes, passports and the other documents needed to fly. The project is being allotted unitedly with a French identity-related security services company named Idemia, and Swiss aviation IT company Sita. Next50 uses computing and next-generation biometric technology which will at first use at various 'touchpoints' across the field . These embrace self-service baggage counters, electronic immigration gates and boarding gates. The technology can eventually be used the least bit touchpoints, eliminating the requirement to exchange boarding passes and passports with staff. Currently, biometric information is employed a

  Billionaires lost plenty of cash in 2022. whether or not it absolutely was those who count their wealth within the billions or those with considerably fewer bucks to their name, fortunes were hit by an ideal storm of wealth-correcting factors this year. High inflation and financial condition tendencies were created worse by a rough year for stock markets and trade and energy market contractions on the rear of the war in Ukraine. Overall, the worldwide population of ultra-high web price (UHNW) people — outlined as those with a net worth of $30 million and on top of — born 6 per cent in 2022. At 392,410 individuals, that's a pointy reversal from 2021’s record highs and therefore the initial decline since 2018, consistent with the globe immoderate Wealth Report 2022 from info huntsman Altrata. 1. Steven Spielberg  2. George Lucas 3. Oprah Winfrey  4. Michael Jordan  5. Peter Jackson  6. Rihanna   7. Jay-Z

  The Indian Bollywood industry has been receiving backlash and nasty online campaigns to boycott the films. Amid the backlash, a new controversy erupted over the movie Pathaan, starring Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. The film is due for release next month. However, the film is being threatened with a ban by many politicians in India. Home Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Narottam Mishra, slammed the film. He also objected to Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone’s swimsuit colour in the ‘Besharam rang’ song of the film. He said that the swimsuit colour resembles saffron, the colour of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Recently, SRK attended a film festival in Kolkata. He talked about the toxic culture of social media. He said that social media is “driven” by the “narrowness of views.” He reportedly said, “I read somewhere negativity increases social media consumption. No matter what the world does, people like us will stay positive.” He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony

  The United Nation s (UN) and the European Union (EU) slammed Elon Musk, Tesla and Twitter CEO, for suspending the accounts of half a dozen prominent journalists from Twitter. Musk drew anger and sharp criticism from EU commissioner Vera Jourova over the suspension of journalists’ accounts. Jourova wrote on Twitter, "News about the arbitrary suspension of journalists on Twitter is worrying.” Jourova warned that Twitter could face hefty fines over this issue. Twitter suspended the accounts of journalists from CNN, the New York Times and the Washington Post without any warning. Musk accused the journalists of endangering his family by sharing his live location. Jourova said, "Elon Musk should be aware of that. There are red lines. And sanctions, soon.” She went on to slam Musk and the social media platform. The spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres also slammed Musk and Twitter for suspending their accounts. Guterres called it an act of “dangerous precedent.” He adde

  An Australian living in Dubai is preparing to climb two 20,000ft peaks in the Himalayas, even after undergoing two major heart surgeries. Shadi Joweihan, 49, will travel to Nepal this week for a two-week expedition to Lobuche and Imja Tse, also known as Island Peak, the most popular mountain to climb in Nepal. A British team was the first to reach the top in 1953. Mr Joweihan, who has lived in Dubai for 28 years, was diagnosed with a faulty heart valve in 2012. In 2014, he returned to Sydney for Open-heart surgeries two years later, underwent a follow-up procedure to enable him to maintain an active lifestyle. “I was going for my pilot's license and a medical showed I had a heart murmur, which was not a big deal as a lot of people have one,” he said. “But after regular check-ups, I realized it was getting worse and my heart valve was collapsing.

  An exciting project that will benefit many people,as a  new agritourism project located in Dubai ’s desert will create 10,000 jobs and also make the emirate’s rural and wilderness areas the most enjoyable and beautiful places. An ambitious new project Architecture firm URB has unveiled plans for the ‘Agri Hub’ complex that will be built in the Middle Eastern nation in the next couple of years. The complex will not only provide the emirate with food security for the foreseeable future but will also become something of a tourist attraction. It will allow local UAE farmers to  sell products directly from their farms to visitors   who stop by to browse eco-friendly shops, restaurants, and educational offerings.  The Agri Hub will also include 100 percent water recycling, green transit systems, bio-saline agriculture, and on-site zero waste management. The exact location of the new development will be confirmed in 2024. Mega Agri Hub Designed for Dubai Shows Glimpses of Future Farming