Citizens of Portugal living in the United Arab Emirates(UAE) can now collect their newly issued passports at the Portugal Passport Collection Centres jointly launched by the Embassy of Portugal in the UAE and VFS Global, the world’s largest visa and consular service provider for governments and diplomatic missions. Officially launched on 16August 2020, VFS Global’sPortugal
A travel survey of thousands of people across the UAE conducted by dnata Travel, the country’s longest-standing travel provider, has revealed that almost 100% of domestic travellers want to experience more of the UAE throughout the next year. A total 91% of respondents replied positively to considering more domestic travel in 2020/2021, whilst the emirate
The UAE is continuing its pioneering achievements in the space sector, as it will soon launch the MeznSat satellite on a Russian Soyuz rocket. MeznSat can be added to the list of satellites owned and operated by the UAE. In this report, the Emirates News Agency, WAM, will highlight the national decade-long efforts to develop
With the COVID-19 pandemic causing unprecedented disruptions across all industries, acclaimed Emirati artist and designer Ashwaq Abdulla inaugurated today the first of its kind digital art exhibition ‘Al Mabrouka’ across the region. The virtual exhibition showcases paintings resembling the historic lives and culture of Emirati women. ‘Al Mabrouka’, a name given to the elderly women
The UAE government held an exceptional media briefing to clarify the reasons and provide scientific explanations for the increase in the number of new cases of the Coronavirus,COVID-19, during the past period and urged all members of society to adhere to preventive measures such as social distancing, wearing a mask and monitoring symptoms. During the
Russian flagship air carrier Aeroflot will on Friday resume its flights to the UAE, interrupted this spring amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to Russian news agency TASS . The flights will be carried out twice a week – on Friday and Saturday. The first flight is scheduled to take off at 2:30 Moscow time
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has congratulated Emirati physicist Dr. Ahmed Almheiri for winning the 2021 New Horizons in Physics Prize for his research on black holes in the space. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid tweeted from his Twitter account, “We congratulate one
