DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Emirates Group and Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, chaired the Supreme Council’s 46th meeting, attended by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Supreme Council of Energy. During the meeting, the council reviewed the strategic projects, initiatives and …

Dubai / Emirates Business A recent analysis conducted by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry revealed that Dubai’s total date trade amounted to $221.7 million in 2016, of which exports accounted for the largest share ($85.1 million), followed by imports ($72.1 million) and re-exports ($64.5 million). Dubai’s export share of the emirate’s total date trade stood at 38% in …

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has declared the Eid Al Fitr holiday as an official paid holiday for all private sector employees in the UAE, and will take place on the first and second days of Shawwal in the Islamic year 1425. This came in a Ministerial Circular issued by Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed …