UAE from Wednesday, August 20th, 2025

UAE federal workers will be allowed reduced work hours on Monday, August 25, for school drop-offs and pick-ups on the first day of the new academic year. 

Dubai's Foster Care Committee has worked on 287 cases during the first half of the year, recording 98.26 per cent in judicial approval rating for its competent and accurate recommendations.

The Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) has revoked the licence of Malik Exchange and imposed a fine of AED2 million for violations of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulations.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has conferred the First-Class Medal of Independence on Ukraine Ambassador to the UAE, Dmytro Sinyk.

The UAE Rescue Team has conducted 19 specialised operations, with 406 precise water drops on fire hotspots, using more than 700,000 kg of water in continued efforts to fight wildfires in Albania.

The first batch of the UAE's "Youth Social Missions Programme" has arrived in Egypt's Al Arish to start humanitarian work in Gaza under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3.