The preliminary list of candidates for the Federal Nation Council (FNC) has been announced.
The list of 499 candidates includes 182 women.
For the next three days, the National Election Commission will accept objections to the participation of any candidate.
A final list will be announced on September 3, after which a month-long campaigning period will take place.
More than 330,000 Emiratis are eligible to vote in what will be the largest ever FNC elections in October.
Over 300,000 attend UAE Eid events dedicated to workers
Celebrations honouring workers were held across 30 locations in the UAE during the Eid Al Adha holiday, with around 300,000 people taking part.
Dubai Customs boost readiness for returning Hajj pilgrims, Eid travellers
Dubai Customs have stepped up preparations for the return of Hajj pilgrims and the Eid Al-Adha travel rush.
Dubai Police honour resident for returning AED 100,000
Dubai Police have honoured an Indian resident for handing over AED 100,000 after finding it at a parking lot near Al Raffa.
Sheikh Abdullah condemns Iranian attacks in phone call with Kuwaiti FM
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has strongly condemned the Iranian attacks targeting Kuwait with missiles and drones in a phone call with Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs.
