8am to Midnight paid parking comes to UAE
ABU DHABI 11 September 2017: The city of Al Ain has pioneered the 8am to midnight paid parking in the UAE. This was revealed as part of the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) announcement to Wam […]
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Dubai mulls flexi-office hours + staggered school timings
Rush Hour: Overwhelming majority – 259,000 students or 88% – travel by cars DUBAI 4 September 2017: Some 88 per cent of students in Dubai – 259,000 out of 295,000 – use private vehicles to travel […]
Tablet-armed RTA staff to inspect your vehicle
DUBAI 9 September 2017: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has started to use PC tablets for all inspections carried out by the Monitoring and Enforcement Department, RTA Licensing Agency, as part of a digital transformation […]
Excise Tax comes into effect in UAE from October
UAE approves fees for VAT, Excise Duty… and fines for violators DUBAI 10 September 2017: The board of UAE’s Federal Tax Authority (FTA), has finalised plans, including procedures for introduction of Excise Tax next month, and Value-Added […]
UAE pilot dies in Yemen after jet technical failure
ABU DHABI 12 September 2017: The General Command of the UAE Armed Forces has announced the martyrdom of Second-Lieutenant Pilot Sultan Mohamed Ali Al Naqbi as his plane fell after sustaining a technical failure while carrying […]
Your commute across Baniyas Bridge gets easier from today
Labour buses to stay off Baniyas Bridge ABU DHABI 17 September 2017: Company buses will not be permitted to ply on the capital’s Baniyas Bridge. The Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police has announced […]
Surprise inspection finds smelly biz @ Ajman Fish Market
DUBAI 8 September 2017: The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCaE), as part of its mandate to carry out field visits in order to audit environmental, agricultural, livestock and fishery facilities in the UAE, recently […]
Dubai airport, Expo 2020 roadworks over early next year
Metro may start running to Dubai World Expo by May 2020 DUBAI 13 September 2017: Road projects around the Dubai International Airport will be over by February 2018, according to the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA). […]
Sewa chief appointed to 12-member Singapore water council
SHARJAH 12 September 2017: Dr Rashid Alleem, Chairman of Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) has been appointed as a member by Singapore’s World Water Advisers Council. Singapore World Water Advisers Council has decided to […]
Brufen in UAE is safe: Ministry of Health
ABU DHABI 11 September 2017: The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention confirmed, on Friday, the safety and quality of Brufen paediatric syrup, which is used as an antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine. Dr. Amin Hussein […]