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  Dubai / WAM The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) on Tuesday announced the launch of the new “EmaraTax” integrated platform later this year following an extensive period of assessment, consultation and development. EmaraTax will significantly enhance the way that taxpayers can access the FTA’s services, pay their taxes and obtain refunds. The new platform also greatly enhances the ability ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A new smartphone app and website was launched on Tuesday to help people learn more about Abu Dhabi’s wildlife and report sightings to the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD). The app was launched during Gitex which began on October 10 and concludes on October 14, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Abu ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will pay a visit to the friendly Russian Federation on Tuesday, during which he will meet the Russian President Vladimir Putin. During his visit, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed will discuss with President Putin the friendly relations between the UAE and Russia along with a number of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) and its operations and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah Energy Company (Nawah), in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Transmission & Despatch Company (Transco), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa), has successfully connected Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant to the UAE grid and is dispatching its first ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of Ministry of Finance (MoF), met Naadir Hassan, Seychelles Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Trade; and Devika Vidot, Seychelles Minister of Investment, Entrepreneurship, and Industry; and their accompanying delegation. The meeting, which took place at the ministry’s headquarters in Dubai, sought to discuss means of enhancing the UAE-Seychelles strategic ...

  Dubai / WAM Shareholders of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) PJSC, the emirate of Dubai’s exclusive electricity and water services provider, listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), have approved the items on the company’s first general assembly agenda. The meeting, chaired by Matar Humaid Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dewa, was attended by ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the UAE cabinet meeting at Qasr Al Watan Abu Dhabi, in the presence of HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance; ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Monday awarded a contract worth AED5.62 billion ($1.53 billion) to Adnoc Drilling. The award supports the expansion of Adnoc’s offshore operations and its objective to responsibly increase production capacity and meet the growing global demand for reliable, lower carbon-intensity oil and gas. Adnoc Offshore awarded the two-year contract which ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Burjeel Holdings PLC listed on Monday on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), following the completion of its initial public offering (IPO). The IPO, which raised gross proceeds of more than AED1.1 billion for the offering of 11 percent of the company’s total issued share capital, attracted total gross demand of more than AED32.0 billion ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM COP 28, the UN conference on climate change to be hosted by the UAE next year, will be a significant one, as it will mark the first global stocktake of climate progress since the Paris Agreement, a top US official told the Emirates News Agency (WAM), adding that the UAE’s leadership in global climate action is ...