UAE and Oman to face off in Gulf Cup finals
KUWAIT 3 January 2018: UAE qualified for the final of the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait after beating Iraq in penalty shoot-out. UAE lads scored four times from the penalty spot, while Iraq lost […]
Year: 2018
VAT in Saudi Arabia expected to bring SAR35 billion in first year
RIYADH 3 January 2018: Saudi Arabia started on Monday applying the value-added tax as part of the country’s plans to boost revenue. The 5 percent tax will apply to a wide range of items, including food; […]
3 million riders used mass transit and cabs during New Year’s Eve
Dubai 3 January 2017: During the said holiday, the Dubai Metro lifted 1,288,316 riders, public buses served 722,572 riders, marine transport modes ferried 124,159 rides, and 53,234 riders used the Dubai Tram, while RTA’s taxicabs […]
Dubai joins Guinness World Record for largest Caviar tin
DUBAI 2 January 2018: Adding to the Emirate of Dubai’s superlatives, Atlantis, The Palm teamed up with luxury US caviar company AmStur this New Year’s Eve to create the impossible and break the Guinness World […]
UAE stocks goes up by 15 billion in two days
ABU DHABI 4 January 2018: The UAE stock markets closed in the green for the second day running, gaining to the tune of AED15 billion in market capitalisation of trading companies in two successive sessions, AED7.4 billion […]
Students in Yemen thankful for UAE assistance
HADRAMAUT 2 January 2018: The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) Monday distributed food supplies in a number of student dormitories at the Medical Sciences Institute, the Trim and Al Soum secondary schools for boys and the […]
VAT to help strengthen UAE economy and wean dependence on oil
ABU DHABI 2 January 2018: The concerns emanating from the application of the Value-Added Tax (VAT) are overrated, as its impact on the country’s business sector will be in the minimal and will rather generate […]
Ruler of Dubai, Abu Dabi crown prince named as most significant for 2018
CAIRO 2 January 2018: The Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and […]
DEWA wins award from LinkedIn
DUBAI 1 January 2018: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has won the Best Employer Brand and Best Cultural Environment for Learning awards, in the Public Sector category, at the LinkedIn MENA Talent Awards 2017. […]
Sheikh Zayed remembered as a man who inspired many- at the start of the year to commemorate him
ABU DHABI 1st January, 2018: A UAE newspaper has said that a whole year may not be enough to commemorate the birth centenary of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Founding Father of the […]