Sharjah / WAM Under the patronage of HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the 7th International Government Communication Forum (IGCF), will take place from March 28-29 at Expo Centre Sharjah. The announcement was made by the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB), on Monday at a press conference in the presence of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA), has urged businesses to benefit from the registration penalties waiver until April 30, clarifying that the decision only covers late registration penalties and that taxable businesses are still required to settle all the taxes due from January 1. FTA Director-General, Khalid Ali Al Bustani, called on businesses to benefit from this ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Post Group (EPG) announced the release of a new commemorative stamp with a face value of AED 3 for the Abu Dhabi Tour 2018. Printed by Oriental Press, Bahrain and designed by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, the stamp is being issued in souvenir sheets with eight stamps, with a print run of 25,000. 1000 ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the eighth edition of the International Exhibition for National Security and Resilience (ISNR Abu Dhabi 2018) opens on Tuesday at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). Held under the theme ‘Because Homeland Security is Everyone’s ...

Dubai / WAM Over 1,000 school students from more than 80 private schools in Dubai will unite to celebrate the UAE National Sports Day and honour the legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan as part of a major sporting event on Wednesday. The 15-kilometer torch relay will start from Etihad Museum at 08:30 on Wednesday, where ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for development aid, welcomed a high-level delegation from Albania at its headquarters. Headed by His Excellency Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana, the delegation met with His Excellency Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director General of ADFD and explored potential areas of cooperation. His Excellency Ermal Dredha, ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Wholesale City (DWSC) has signed an agreement with LuLu Group International, the top retailer in the Middle East, to set up a AED300 million Central Logistics Hub at the region’s largest fully integrated wholesale hub. Spanning an area of 1.3 million square feet, the central logistics hub is estimated to take shape within 30 months ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Airport Authority (SAA), obtained ISO10002: 2014 for Customer Satisfaction, relating to the charter of customer service and complaint management system. This achievement reflects SAA’s keenness to raise the level of its customer’s satisfaction by dealing with their complaints as soon as possible. The ISO certificate was given to Sharjah Airport Authority’s Medical Centre, after completing ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a workshop at its premises which provided Chamber members and businesses in Dubai with hands-on training in Google Analytics to boost website performance and improve return on investment of marketing campaigns. The training covered the basics of intelligent data collection and analysis, and educated companies on how to ...

Bloomberg US stocks turned higher and Treasuries trimmed gains as investors speculated that President Donald Trump’s tough tariff talk won’t translate into the most severe protectionist policies. S&P 500 cut an early slide by three-quarters after hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio called Trump’s threat of a trade war “political show.” Treasuries held gains on a haven bid, while the greenback ...