100-year-old Emirati who dedicated his life to treating patients dies
Aqeeda Ali Al Muhairi was presented with an Abu Dhabi Award for devoting decades of his life helping others – without charge
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, visits Aqeeda Ali Al Muhairi in his home in Al Bateen, Al In in September 2016. Wam
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, attends a wedding reception in Al Ain for Aqeeda Ali Al Muhairi s grandson in December 2013. Wam
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, visits Aqeeda Ali Al Muhairi in his home in Al Bateen, Al In in September 2016. Wam
UAE s imam medic urges public to shun anti-vaccine sentiment
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An older resident receives her first shot at Zabeel Health Centre on December 27, 2020. EPA
A Dubai ambulance worker is vaccinated in Dubai. EPA
The vaccine is expected to be rolled out to all age groups once people in the essential categories have been vaccinated. EPA
A nurse holds a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which was approved for use by Dubai s emergency and crisis authority and the federal Ministry of Health. AFP
An investigation into a fire at the University of Sharjah on Saturday is under way.
The blaze broke out in the evening, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky, and soon spread to caravans in the courtyard of the university’s Khor Fakkan campus.
Col Sami Al Naqbi, director general of Sharjah Civil Defence, said it received a report at 8.13pm and sent firefighters to the scene.
They contained the fire but the caravans and their contents were badly damaged.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is now under investigation by forensic experts.
Updated: January 3, 2021 11:05 AM