The Abu Dhabi City Municipality is enhancing road safety around schools, as part of an overall plan to improve traffic movement. According to national news agency WAM, the scheme covers 98 schools across Abu Dhabi island and mainland. The project includes upgrading and improving exits, and roads surrounding school zones. The plan is to develop new infrastructure in schools, such as parking lots, traffic signs and road surface markings.
UAE air defences intercept 6 missiles and 9 drones on Friday
The UAE air defences have intercepted 6 ballistic missiles and 9 drones on Friday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defence.
UAE aid convoys enter Gaza with clothes for children
UAE aid convoys have entered the Gaza Strip carrying hundreds of tonnes of clothing for children displaced by the conflict.
Rainy weather to continue across UAE until Friday night
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has forecast more rain for parts of the UAE until Friday night, driven by a main weather front over the far western regions.
Dubai dispatches WHO medical aid to Lebanon through overland convoy
Dubai Humanitarian has dispatched a convoy of four trucks carrying 21.5 metric tonnes of essential medical supplies from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to support communities displaced in Lebanon.
