UAE from Friday, June 5th, 2026

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.

The UAE has successfully mediated another exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine, involving 370 captives from each side.

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".

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.

Nigerian conjoined twins, Mercy and Goodness, were able to see one another face-to-face for the first time in 15 months after undergoing a highly complex, separation surgery in Abu Dhabi.

The UAE has joined the Arab Group and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to express its strong condemnation of the continued Israeli escalations in occupied Palestinian territory at the UN Security Council.