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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has held an online virtual workshop for accredited tax agents, which addressed the timeframe for input tax recovery and redemption procedures. During the workshop, which was held with the participation of 213 accredited tax agents and a number of authority officials, participants’ inquiries were answered, clarifying the criteria and procedures ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday sent an aid plane carrying 8 metric tons of medical supplies and Covid-19 testing kits to Namibia. This aid will assist approximately 8,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. “The UAE continues to support development in African countries and meet their needs in furtherance of the UAE’s ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek) has issued holistic guidelines to reopen private schools with safety measures in place for the new academic year. Adek has worked extensively over the last few months with schools, parent representatives, teachers and the relevant authorities to make these policies as comprehensive as possible. The policies are ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE ranked first in the Gulf, Arab Region, and Western Asia, and the seventh globally in the Telecommunication Infrastructure Index (TII) according to the UN E-Government Survey 2020. It also ranked second in Asia in this index. In addition, the UAE made significant progress in the global competitiveness indicators of the telecommunications sector in the report, ...

Dubai / emirates business Etisalat Group on Tuesday announced its consolidated financial results for the first six months of 2020 ending June 30. The subscriber base of Etisalat Group during the period reached 146 million. The consolidated revenues of the group amounted to AED25.6 billion and consolidated net profit after Federal Royalty amounted to AED4.6 billion representing a year over ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, is set to streamline regulatory compliance screening processes for shipments via a new partnership with E2open, a leading provider of intelligent supply chain solutions. Scheduled to be fully operational by November, the E2open application implementation will enable Etihad Cargo to automate cargo screening against ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) the regulatory body for the Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) announced the launch of the second phase of the AI-powered chatbot, “HADI”, including the expansion of the list of smart services available online, to facilitate providing support remotely to customers, residents, business partners. In 2019, the DSO was the first free zone ...

Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sharjah Media City, Shams, on the exchange of information for tax purposes, as part of the UAE’s tax agreements. Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Dr. Khalid Omar Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Media City (Shams) signed the agreement virtually. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, has launched ‘Picture Yourself in Abu Dhabi’ initiative in order to take full advantage of the current proliferation of remote communication and video conferencing applications due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative, which has been rolled out for Abu Dhabi Government entities, gives users ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted over 40,000 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. ...