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dubai

A security officer receives a dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 23, 2020. (AFP)

Dubai aims to inoculate 70% of population by end of 2021

UAE

A member of an Indian medical team registers upon her arrival at Dubai International Airport to help with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (AFP)

UAE grants ‘Golden Visa’ to medical professionals fighting pandemic

UAE

Dubai’s Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum receiving an injection of a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine, November 3. (WAM/AFP)

Third-phase COVID-19 vaccine trials progress in Gulf countries

Arab Gulf

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz transits through the Arabian Sea. (AFP)

In show of force, USS Nimitz sails through Strait of Hormuz

dubai

Outside view of the Dubai Opera House. (AP)

Umm Kulthum brought to life at Dubai Opera

UAE

A 2019 file picture of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Gharbiya region of Abu Dhabi. (AFP)

UAE begins start-up operations at first nuclear power plant

culture

Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation Launches Online Platform for Virtual Art Exhibitions (Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation website)

Dubai cultural foundation hosts virtual exhibition of artistic paintings

UAE

Employees work at the control room of the Mars Mission at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in the Gulf city of Dubai. (AFP)

First Arab space mission to Mars set for launch Friday

International Monetary Fund

A file picture of Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of the United Arab Emirates. (AP)

UAE announces broad government restructuring towards greater efficiency