India needs to ensure transparency: UAE minister
India needs to be flexible and open more sectors to FDI DUBAI 2 November 2017: Some challenges in the face of further growth of economic relations – especially investments – with the UAE have been […]
Year: 2017
Biggest Al Islami factory in Mideast opens in UAE
DUBAI 3 November 2017: Al Islami Foods announced the opening of its largest factory in Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah. The company held an on-site ribbon-cutting ceremony headed by Saleh Saeed Lootah, Chairman, Al Islami Foods. […]
Drug addict smashes 3 cop cars to escape test
DUBAI 2 November 2017: A drug addict allegedly hit police cars when was summoned for a routine test, the Dubai Criminal Court heard. On May 3, a squad of three police cars headed to the […]
Foreign 51% ownership law coming soon: Mansoori
It will open up specific sectors UAE wants to boost DUBAI 31 October 2017: A new law that allows majority ownership by foreigners in local UAE firms is almost finalised, according to the country’s Minister […]
UAE now gets Switzerland visa on entry
UAE, Switzerland sign MoU on entry-visa exemption ABU DHABI 2 Novembe 2017: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was siigned yesterday on the mutual short-stay visa exemption for holders of ordinary passports of the two countries. […]
Dubai’s Emaar gets involved in self-driving vehicles
RTA & Emaar joint venture to launch autonomous vehicles DUBAI 2 November 2017: The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a joint venture with Emaar Properties to study the launch of autonomous vehicles using […]
Wendy Williams faints in front of live audience
DUBAI 1 November 2017: Wendy Williams overheated in her Halloween costume and fainted on her show during her Halloween special Video posted by Pop Blast on YouTube
UAE Tax Alert: Start registering for VAT
FTA calls on all businesses to register DUBAI 1 November 2017: Start registration for the Value Added Tax to avoid the risk of missing the January 1, 2018, deadline, which would attract Administrative Penalties stipulated […]
Do you ‘tailgate’? Read how many people in UAE do
DUBAI 1 November 2017: The majority of the people in the UAE (59 per cent) claim they ‘never’ tailgate. Is this true? But then, 41 per cent do – and that is a large number in […]
Trader cons Emirati brother-in-law out of Dh241,500
DUBAI 4 November 2017: A Bahraini trader allegedly conned his Emirati brother-in-law out of Dh241,500 by claiming to get a farming plot from the government, the Dubai Criminal Court heard. In 2013, the trader, NM, […]