9 Candidate registration centre across the UAE are accepting applications for FNC membership. At least half of the seats have been reserved for women this time. The exact number will be announced before the start of the nomination process. The elections take place in October.
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The UAE has expressed its solidarity with the Republic of Uganda and the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) following a military helicopter crash near an airport in Mogadishu, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.
The UAE has reaffirmed its continued support for the Palestinian people with a new medical aid shipment delivered to Gaza as part of 'Operation Chivalrous Knight 3'.
Dubai Police have stepped in following a case of child abuse reported by a 10-year-old boy.