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DUBAI, 3rd June May, 2026 (WAM) — The Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department has released its 2025 Annual Report, detailing its key performance indicators and institutional milestones. The report provides a comprehensive record of the initiatives and activities undertaken to fulfil the Department’s strategic objectives in both the government and professional legal sectors. Under the theme ‘Competitive Performance in Legal Work’, the report highlights the Department’s exceptional efforts in driving amicable settlements. In 2025, it conducted 684 mediation sessions to resolve complaints filed against government entities. The report further underscores the Department’s endeavours in the legal representation of government…

After a brief pause, Dubai’s education regulator is preparing to bring back school quality assurance visits from the 2026–27 academic year. The move signals a renewed focus on strengthening oversight across private schools, while continuing to support improvement and build confidence among parents in the emirate’s education system. The announcement by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) introduces a refreshed approach to how schools will be assessed. Rather than relying on a single inspection model, schools will now receive either a full inspection or a shorter monitoring visit, depending on their profile and needs. A key shift in the…

ABU DHABI, 3rd June, 2026 (WAM) — The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with the Republic of India following a fire at a hotel in Malviya ​Nagar, New Delhi, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, and to the government and people of India over this tragedy, as well as its wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured. Source: Emirates News Agency

Just 15 minutes before learning he had won $1 million (Dh3.67 million) in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw, Dubai resident Gaurav Madaan was drafting an email to request an advance from his employer. The Indian national, who works as a legal counsel and compliance professional, said he needed the money to help finance a Dh2.4 million home he had recently booked in Dubai. “I was discussing with my wife during Eid Al Adha how we would manage the finances,” Gaurav told Khaleej Times. “I had booked the house and was calculating the numbers. Just 15 minutes before the…

ABU DHABI, 3rd June, 2026 (WAM) – H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, chaired the 23rd meeting of the Higher Committee Overseeing the National Strategy on Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing. H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan affirmed that the UAE continues to strengthen an integrated and effective national system for anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism and countering proliferation financing, by fur-ther developing its legislative, supervisory and enforcement frameworks, and ad-vancing international partnerships, in a manner that reinforces the UAE’s position as…

Weather conditions in the UAE will be dusty at times on Thursday, June 4, as per forecast shared by the country’s National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). However, skies will be fair in general. Temperatures nationwide are expected to range between 25ºC and 48ºC, with a high of 40ºC both in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The mercury rose to 48.4°C, the highest in the UAE on June 3, in Al Dhafra Region Muzaira at 1.30pm and Al Ain’s Um Azimul at 2.15pm. On Thursday, there will be light to moderate southwesterly to northwesterly winds. They are expected to be fresh to…

ABU DHABI, 3rd June, 2026 (WAM) — Dr. Fawaz Habbal, Secretary-General of the Emirates Scholar Centre for Research and Studies, emphasised the importance of leveraging artificial intelligence and new media in ways that serve families and society while preserving national identity and cultural values. He noted that these technologies present significant opportunities for development when utilized according to scientific principles and reliable sources. Speaking on the sidelines of the 3rd International Dialogue of Civilisations and Tolerance Conference 202 , held under the theme “The Impact of New Media and AI on Family and Community”, Dr. Habbal said that the conference…

The Abu Dhabi Government has said its temporary rent freeze was introduced after demand continued to exceed supply over the past few years, pushing occupancy rates to record highs and driving up new lease prices across the emirate. In a press statement, the government said new lease prices had risen 15 per cent across Abu Dhabi and 23 per cent in investment zones compared to last year, impacting housing continuity for many residents. The statement came after Abu Dhabi announced a temporary update to the emirate’s annual rental increase cap, reducing it from 5 per cent to 0 per cent…

ABU DHABI, 3rd June May, 2026 (WAM) — Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has announced the award of the Taweelah C Independent Power Producer (IPP) project, in Abu Dhabi. The project, which comprises a 2.6 gigawatt (GW) Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) plant designed to enable the possible utilisation of carbon capture technologies in the future, has been awarded to Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA), one of the largest listed integrated utilities companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, alongside an international consortium comprising Aljomaih Energy and Water Company and Sembcorp Industries. Following the award, EWEC…

The UAE has expressed its solidarity with India following a fire at a hotel in Malviya Nagar, New Delhi, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mofa) expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, and to the government and people of India over this tragedy, as well as its wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured. The fire, which ripped through the hotel, killed at least 21 people, many of them foreign nationals, according to police and local media. Indian television channels showed flames…