Excise Tax: Time running out for ‘taxable’ persons
Excise Tax to go into effect on October 1 DUBAI 28 September 2017: What actions need to be taken before the end of September – which is in 2 days – to prepare for the […]
Day: September 28, 2017
Widespread enthusiasm by even UN over Saudi women drivers
DUBAI 28 September 2017: There has been widespread enthusiasm – both within the kingdom and overseas – over the removal of the driving ban on women in Saudi Arabia. According to reports, women over the age of […]
$1.25 billion Islamic Development Bank sukuk @ Nasdaq Dubai
DUBAI 28 September 2017: Nasdaq Dubai, the region’s international financial exchange, has welcomed the listing of a US$1.25 billion US sukuk issued by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB). The listing brings the number of Sukuk listings […]
UAE Jiu-Jitsu U15 team gets 18 medals @ World Cup
UAE ranks first in terms of number of medals won ABU DHABI 28 September 2017: On Wednesday, the UAE Jiu-Jitsu U15 Team returned to the UAE with 18 assorted medals that culminated with their remarkable […]
Dubai Driver Alert: There’s a ‘Smart Drone’ watching your every move
Device deployed to maintain road security DUBAI 28 September 2017: Dubai Police has begun using a ‘Smart Controller’ device, which has nine features that make it different from previous technical control devices, including a radar. The […]
Alabbar and MEVP launch $250 million VC fund
Fund to invest in emerging tech companies in Mena and Turkey DUBAI 28 September 2017: Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) announced the launch of its third Mena venture capital fund – the Middle East Venture […]
Emirati woman undergoes first-in-region heart surgery
ABU DHABI 28 September 2017: Physicians at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi have successfully performed a trans-catheter double-valve procedure in a clinical first for the region. Maryam Abdallah, a 68-year-old UAE national suffering from valvular heart […]
UAE’s Oryx population grows from 160 to 835
Mohamed bin Zayed Arabian Oryx reintroduction successful ABU DHABI 28 September 2017: The Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD), has completed an aerial survey of the Arabian Oryx Protected Area. This recorded 835 individual animals, validating the success […]
Love thy neighbour, says Bigg Boss Salman Khan
Bigg Boss returns on 1st October at 9 pm DUBAI 30 September 2017: In our lifetime, we all come across a diverse breed of neighbours with whom we share a love-hate relationship. The greedy ones, […]