Overview
- Education authorities extended distance learning until Friday, April 17, for all students and for teaching and administrative staff across nurseries, kindergartens, and public and private schools, with weekly reviews planned.
- The latest step follows the early-March switch to remote classes and a spring break moved up by a week, after which an earlier extension had set April 3 as the review point.
- UAE officials report air defenses have engaged 425 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles, and 1,941 drones, with two service members, a Moroccan contractor, and eight other civilians killed and 178 people injured.
- Dubai announced a Dh1 billion relief package to roll out from April 1 over three to six months, including fee deferrals, delayed hotel sales and Tourism Dirham payments, longer customs grace periods, and simpler residency renewals.
- Schools say they have redesigned online learning with live and self-paced lessons, project-based tasks for younger pupils, lighter high-stakes testing, and regular check-ins, while Indian curriculum schools begin the 2026–27 year online from April 6 with virtual orientations and early diagnostic assessments.