Local News from Thursday, January 9th, 2025

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has officially granted technical design approval for the first commercial vertiport in the UAE.

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a federal decree appointing His Excellency Sultan Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Juwaid as Assistant Attorney General at the Federal Public Prosecution.

Dubai’s private school sector student enrolment increased by six per cent during the 2024-25 academic year, reaching a total of 387,441 students across 227 private schools, according to the latest data from Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and the UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister confirmed the signing of an agreement, on Thursday, to develop the MBR Explorer's lander for the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt.

The UAE has launched a campaign to support education in the Gaza Strip, as part of "Operation Chivalrous Knight 3", with the aim of helping students to continue with their learning by sending vital school supplies.

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has met with Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Abu Dhabi.