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Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates is making it even more attractive for travellers to enjoy new destinations and experiences in this year. For a limited time, travellers can avail special offers on Economy and Business class fares to a wide range of cities across the globe. Bookings have to be made between January 8-22, for travel between January 12 to ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC), the entity responsible for developing quality infrastructure in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, has completed the verification of all fuel meters used at ADNOC Distribution service stations across the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The Council confirmed that 99 percent of the fuel meters used at 178 service stations ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The annual YouGov survey conducted by IP Global, the leading full-service property investment company, has confirmed that property remains the preferred investment asset by UAE residents, with 40% of residents planning to invest in property in the UAE and 18% planning to do so overseas in the next year. In a bi-annual study taken by 1000 ...

DUBAI / WAM Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director of Dubai Customs, received the outgoing Azerbaijani Consul-General, Parvez Ismayilzada, along with Alnoor Aleef, Azerbaijan’s Commercial Representative. Musabih thanked Zada for his dedicated service in Dubai. The meeting agenda included discussions on cooperation, trade growth opportunities and the exchange of customs experiences between Dubai and Azerbaijan. Musabih highlighted that trade with Azerbaijan has ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The market capitalisation of foreign shares traded on UAE stock markets amounted to AED101 billion by the end of 2017, according to official statistics which showed that non-Arab foreigners secured the largest gains after their market value increased by around AED3.6 billion by the end of December. The last month of 2017 witnessed regular profit booking ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, chaired on Sunday the first Cabinet session of the new year and highlighted the importance of choosing the year 2018 to be the ‘Year of Zayed’. The session was held at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi, ...

Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inspected on Sunday a number of vital service projects and road networks in the mountainous area of Shis in Khorfakkan. Upon his arrival, the Ruler of Sharjah received a warm welcome from the people of Khorfakkan, who expressed their gratitude to ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA), urged the business sector to complete the registration requirements for Value Added Tax (VAT), purposes, commending the commitment and high turnout in the registration process. The FTA confirmed that the registration process is continuing and other businesses that did not register to date should register immediately to avoid fines and legal proceedings. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Departments of Naturalisation & Residency have begun distributing souvenirs entitled, “Your Country is Your Responsibility” from HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to the parents of UAE nationals born in 2018. The Symbolic souvenir, entitled Eyal Zayed or ‘Zayed’s ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, at the ministry on Sunday. During a meeting, they discussed the fraternal relations and existing co-operation between the two countries. They also reviewed ways to enhance bilateral relations between the ...