ABU DHABI / WAM The m-Government – Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced that 1,800 persons participated in the evaluation of the official portal of the UAE government, Government .ae, during July 2017, with a result showing 84 percent satisfaction with the quality of the portal’s content, while 16% percent said they were dissatisfied with the content, and provided some comments ...

­­­­­­­­­­­Bloomberg Britain and the European Union are at odds over how soon the Brexit talks can pivot towards a trade deal as Theresa May’s government seeks to turn on the pressure by disclosing more policy details. The UK government will publish five papers this week, with two dropping on Monday. The one that examined the treatment of goods said that ...

Bloomberg The US said it’s slashing visa services in Russia after the Kremlin ordered it to cut two-thirds of staff at its embassy and consulates as relations between the former Cold War rivals spiraled. All non-immigrant visa operations will be halted from Aug. 23 and will resume “on a greatly reduced scale” from Sept. 1, with applicant interviews conducted solely ...