Muharram Holiday: Is UAE in for a long weekend?
ABU DHABI 19 September 2017: The UAE will observe a paid holiday on the first day of Muharram, which is likely – and that’s what residents are hoping for – to fall on Thursday 21 September. […]
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Paid Islamic New Year holiday announced in UAE
ABU DHABI 18 September 2017: The date for the Islamic New Year holiday, 1439 Hijri, for Federal Ministries in the UAE will be on the first day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. […]
Did you spot your ‘smart emojis’ on Dubai’s road signs?
Speed-related smart signs in five school zones DUBAI 17 September 2017: Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has started sending smart messages – expressive emoticons such as WhatsApp Emojis – to interact with motorists and […]
Louvre Abu Dhabi opens Nov 11; Tickets prices here
ABU DHABI 7 September 2017: Louvre Abu Dhabi announced it will open its doors to the public on 11th November 2017. It is the first museum of its kind in the Arab world – a universal […]
Biz Alert: Register for Excise Tax from Sunday
Taxable businesses have to register via FTA website Abu Dhabi 15 September 2017: Businesses which are liable for Excise Tax – implemented from next month in the UAE – can start registering on the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) […]
Speed limits on MBZ, Emirates roads cut to 110 kph
DUBAI 14 September 2017: The speed limit on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ) Road and Emirates Road has been reduced from 120 kph to 110 kph in Dubai, by Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and […]
See bejewelled gold Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque here
ABU DHABI 15 September 2017: A stunning model made of 24 karat pure gold for Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque has been unveiled by Gold Line Italia during the now-running Abu Dhabi International Hunting & Equestrian Exhibition, […]
Excise Duty from October: Up to 100% tax on ‘harmful’ products
Cabinet approves decision to determine community service mechanisms ABU DHABI 14 September 2017: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, addressed over a million students […]
What latest Guinness world record has Dubai broken?
DUBAI 13 September 2017: Guinness World Records has officially announced that it recorded the ‘largest continuous concrete pour in the world’ in Dubai with a concrete volume of 21,580 cubic metres for a residential commercial building […]
Which in UAE is ‘World’s Best City’ for roads?
City wins laurels from Global Financial Centres Index ABU DHABI 12 September 2017: Abu Dhabi City has won the TomTom International Award as the ‘World’s Best City in Developing the Infrastructures Related to Traffic Management’ for 2016. […]