ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued Emiri Decree No. 02 of 2018 amending the UAE Cybercrimes Law. According to the Decree, Article Nos. 26, 28 and 42 of Federal Decree-Law No. 05 of 2012 on Combatting Cybercrimes will be replaced with updated provisions. Article No. 26 stipulates an imprisonment period of at ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emaar Development, the UAE build-to-sell property development business majority-owned by Emaar Properties, reported a net profit of AED1.82 billion ($496 million) during the first six months (January to June) of 2018, an increase of 68 percent compared to AED1.08 billion ($294 million) during the same period last year. Revenue for first six months of the year ...

AMMAN / WAM Ways of developing cooperation between the UAE and Jordan were the main topic of discussions at a meeting between the UAE Ambassador to Jordan Mattar Saif Sulaiman Al Shamsi and the Chairman of theJordanian-Emirati Brotherhood Committee Samir Abdul Hadi, at the embassy’s premises in Jordan. During the meeting, the two sides discussed means of enhancing aspects of ...