The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has implemented the first phase of a AED 4.5 million project to keep Aden’s roads and residential neighbourhoods clean. The aid organisation has delivered 4 waste disposal trucks and 150 containers to the Yemeni port city. A dozen more vehicles and thousands of additional equipment will be shipped from the UAE in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the ERC has helped install five sewerage pumps as part of a AED 6 million project to upgrade the drainage system in Aden.
Dubai Humanitarian airlifts medical supplies to support Ebola response
Dubai Humanitarian has airlifted 20 metric tonnes of critical medical supplies to support efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
UAE suspends new visas for Ebola-hit DRC, Uganda, South Sudan nationals
UAE authorities have suspended the issuance of new visas for nationals from Ebola-hit countries - Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan - as an "additional precautionary measure".
Dubai Police issues over 4,500 hard shoulder violations
Since the start of 2026, Dubai Police have issued 4,504 hard shoulder violations, with drivers handed AED1,000 in fines and 6 black points.
UAE brokers another Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap
The UAE has successfully mediated another exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine, involving 370 captives from each side.
