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Dubai / WAM The Higher Committee of Consumer Protection is ensuring continued coordination between all state departments concerned with the Value-Added Tax (VAT) to corroborate consumers’ confidence in the market stability and sound application of the tax and prevent any unjustifiable price hikes, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, has affirmed. The minister’s remarks came at a meeting of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM More than 957 kilograms of marine debris waste were collected in just four hours during underwater clean-up campaign organised by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), in coordination with the Emirates Diving Association (EDA), and other partners at the Mina Port near the Fishermen’s Wharf. Professional divers volunteered from several governmental and private entities, in ...

Beirut / WAM The Humanitarian and Development Affairs Attache at the UAE Embassy in Beirut launched the ‘UAE Response Campaign for Displaced Syrians – Winter 2018’. The campaign is in line with the Year of Zayed 2018, as declared by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Embassy’s media office said that the campaign would cover all ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Al Ahli Holding Group (AAHG), the multi-diversified international conglomerate, unveiled the first edition of Women for Business, a multicultural CSR program designed by AAHG, in partnership with Union National Bank and La Rochelle Education Group, France to promote Emirati women entrepreneurs. The program commemorates the Year of Zayed initiative honouring the UAE founding father’s vision, achievements ...

Sharjah/ WAM The Sharjah Museums Authority signed a partnership agreement with the Barjeel Art Foundation to present a collection of works of fine art created by contemporary Arab artists from the Barjeel Art Foundation’s collection, over the next five years. The agreement was signed by Sheikh Sultan Saud Al Qasimi, founder and owner of the Barjeel Art Foundation, and Manal ...

Dubai / WAM Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and The Future, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) and Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Fourth Industrial Revolution Centre in the ...

Dubai / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) reported a high level of responsiveness and cooperation from the shipping, customs clearance, logistics sectors with regulations surrounding the implementation of the Value Added Tax (VAT), which came into effect on January 1, 2018. The FTA made the announcement during an introductory workshop that tackled the anticipated effects of VAT on internal ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Port, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) and its technical arm (DUTECH), along with IBM signed an agreement to launch a cloud-based disaster recovery service in Dubai. The new service will provide organisations in Dubai with cloud-based business continuity capabilities and faster disaster recovery of critical IT systems and the ability to store its data in-country. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Wednesday received Aga Khan IV, Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, who is currently visiting the country. During the meeting, Sheikh Mohamed welcomed Aga Khan and exchanged talks with him on issues of mutual ...

Geneva / WAM International officials participating in the UN Human Rights Council meetings, currently being held in Geneva, have highlighted the UAE’s leading role in women’s empowerment and gender balance. Several senior women’s rights experts praised the efforts of HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, ...