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Dubai / Gulf Time The Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) has welcomed the UAE government’s landmark decision to embrace a new work week cycle, announcing that it will begin operating on a Saturday-Sunday weekend mode from January 1. The decision to adapt to the new schedule was taken after members of the MBRU family worked ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has called on tax registrants to benefit from the redetermination of administrative penalties to be equal to 30 percent of the total unpaid penalties. The FTA noted that few days are left to benefit from the redetermination before December 31, in accordance with Cabinet Decision No. 49 of 2021, Amending ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Labour Court has successfully secured the payment of the financial dues of 2,794 workers in 4 companies, amounting to a total of AED40 million. The court took prompt legal measures and ended the disputes by moving directly to the workers’ place of residence onboard the Mobile Court, to hand over their financial ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opened on Saturday, a sector of the Dubai-Al Ain Road Improvement Project where the road has been widened from three to six lanes in the direction of Al Ain. The sector, which extends eight km, starts from Bu Kadra Junction to the junction of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road with Dubai-Al ...

  DUBAI / Gulf Time The Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) has welcomed the UAE government’s landmark decision to embrace a new work week cycle, announcing that it will begin operating on a Saturday-Sunday weekend mode from January 1. The decision to adapt to the new schedule was taken after members of the MBRU family ...

  Ajman / WAM Ajman’s Department of Finance has been awarded the ‘Most Innovative Digital Initiative in Finance 2021’, for its digital wallet and contributions in supporting digital transformation by Global Business Outlook, a UK-based publication dedicated to covering vital industry sectors. The award comes as part of the department’s efforts and its innovation-based strategy, in line with the directives ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 339,500 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. ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) launched its Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) project for its smart grid, to promote its business added value and improve Dewa’s readiness and resilience and dealing with various scenarios. The project aims to identify and enable electric vehicle charging and uploading of consumption data; transfer meter readings, alarms, and events to ...

  Dubai / WAM The Steering Committee of the College of Commissioner Generals of Expo 2020 Dubai has held its third event-time meeting, doubling down on its united commitment to continue hosting an exceptional and safe World Expo in a manner that is engaging, exciting and full of learning. The meeting of the committee, which represents Expo’s 192 participating nations, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) announced on Wednesday a $3.6 billion (AED13.22 billion) strategic project to significantly decarbonise Adnoc’s offshore production operations, further strengthening their position in driving and leading sustainability efforts and supporting the UAE ‘Net-Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative’. The innovative project will see the ...