Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has launched a roadshow to communicate directly with businesses subject to Value Added Tax (VAT) that haven’t registered yet, urging them to benefit from the exemption given by the Authority until April 30, 2018, which took into consideration the lack of preparedness among businesses in an effort to promote compliance ...

DAMMAM / WAM The UAE Armed Forces are participating in the final maneuvers of the region’s largest scale military drill ‘Joint Gulf Shield I’ with the participation of 24 friendly Gulf, Arab and Muslim countries. The drills will also be witnessed by Arab and Muslims leaders and heads of state on Monday in the Saudi Eastern Province. “The drills reinforce ...

Bloomberg The US, UK and France hit targets in Syria in retaliation for an apparent chemical weapons attack outside Damascus by Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The US allies sought to shore up international support on Saturday after overnight strikes. President Donald Trump said that missile strikes focussed on chemical weapons sites, and the Pentagon said a research center and weapons storage ...