Dubai: Despite Dubai community members complying with precautionary measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, private gatherings and parties at homes and weddings are still the major reasons behind the recent spike in the number of positive cases, the chief of Dubai Police has observed.
On Friday, Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management issued new rules for gatherings at social events including weddings and private parties. The committee said that a maximum of ten people would be allowed to gather for social events and all attendees must be limited to first-degree relatives only. The mandate applies to gatherings at hotels as well as at homes.
Dubai: As many as 25 journalists and media personalities were honoured in Hemaya-Media initiative for covering the Hemaya Clip contest.
Gulf News was honoured with the best media coverage in English language while Emaratalyoum was chosen the topper in Arabic.
Hussain Al Beloushi won the best coverage title among social media influencers.
Earlier, 11 university students were awarded with a Dh100,000 prize in Dubai on Thursday for recording 60-second awareness clips on drug and video game addiction, besides online bullying.
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The students, who had participated in the contest called Hemaya Clip were honoured by Lt General Abdullah Khalifa Al Merri, Commander-In-Chief at Dubai Police, at a ceremony at Naif Police station.
Dubai: Eleven university students were awarded with a Dh100,000 prize in Dubai on Thursday for recording 60-second awareness clips on drug and video game addiction, besides online bullying.
The students, who had participated in the contest called Hemaya Clip were honoured by Lt General Abdullah Khalifa Al Merri, Commander-In-Chief at Dubai Police, at a ceremony at Naif Police station.
The initiative, organised by Hemaya International Centre at Dubai Police, was announced in October 2019 to spread awareness about the dangers of substance and painkiller abuse.
It also stressed on the role of the family in protecting children from substance abuse.
The first winner was Emirati student Ali Omran Ali for his clip on online addiction while the second place was taken by Algerian student Buzar Abdulrahman who focused on the abuse of painkillers. The third place was won by Emirati student Shama Al Kaabi, again for a clip on internet addiction.
Metro timings, road closures for New Year’s Eve in Dubai revealed
Police officers will be deployed across all the tourist destinations in the emirate and will ensure that Covid-19 precautionary measures are implemented December 28, 2020
Dubai has announced a comprehensive traffic movement plan for New Year’s Eve with health protocols in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Several agencies including the Dubai Police, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), Dubai Civil Defence, Dubai Ambulance and Emaar will work together to ensure smooth movement of vehicles and public buses in the area close to Burj Khalifa and other 23 locations across Dubai on New Year’s Eve.