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Police and municipal officials were looking into claims of an ‘exotic black cat’ that was spotted in a residential neighbourhood in Dubai on Tuesday.
A video of the sighting, said to be in The Springs 3 area, was shared on the community’s dedicated Facebook page.
Officials were out in force, but said they had found nothing as of Tuesday evening.
We have been looking for the animal since it was allegedly spotted by a resident this morning
Security guard, The Springs
The National visited.
At about 4pm, a security guard from the neighbourhood said a team from the municipality welfare department had been sent to the area to locate the animal, but after an hours-long search nothing was found.
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education regulator said on Monday.
This is the second consecutive year that fees for Dubai schools have remained steady.
Aparna Sharma, a mother of two girls, 11 and 5, at Gems Wellington International School, said the announcement came as a big relief during the pandemic.
“I’m very relieved to hear this. All of us have gone through so much in the last year that we needed this relief,” she said.
“Nobody wants to compromise on the education of their children. Freezing the fees this year will really help each and every parent who is trying to survive at this moment.”
Mr Al Owais, who is also Minister of State for FNC Affairs, said the UAE had delivered about seven million vaccines through 205 centres across the country.
The Emirates remains on track to meet its objective to immunise 100 per cent of its eligible population this year, he said.
Officials also announced nationwide restrictions for Ramadan, which begins on April 13 or 14.
UAE Ramadan 2021 Covid-19 rules and regulations • Avoid all majlis and public gatherings
• Family gatherings should not be held
• Iftar and suhoor can be shared only by relatives living in the same house
• Avoid exchanging food with other families
• Refrain from any big gatherings related to Ramadan activities
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The health authorities in the UAE are urging the public to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as cases rise worldwide.
They renewed their call this week after the country exceeded 3,000 daily cases for the first time.
More than 1.8 million vaccine doses were given to Emiratis and residents since the start of a campaign last month.
The UAE authorised use of the Sinopharm vaccine across the country. In Dubai, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is also available to prioritised groups.
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to get vaccinated in the Emirates.
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is available at seven Dubai Health Authority facilities. These are: Al Safa Primary Healthcare Centre, Zabeel Primary Healthcare Centre, Al Mizhar Primary Healthcare Centre, Nad Al Hamr Primary Healthcare Centre, Al Barsha Primary Healthcare Centre, Uptown Mirdif Medical Fitness Centre and Hatta Hospital.