January, 2019

• 5 January

  SteelFab 2019 to host 300 companies

  

  Sharjah / WAM SteelFab 2019 will witness the participation of a number of leading countries in the fields of welding and manufacturing of steel and metal. These countries will participate through national pavilions that comprise some of the largest commercial and manufacturing companies in the world. The mega-event will be hosted at Expo Centre Sharjah from January 14-17. SteelFab, which ...

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• 5 January

  650,000 VAT returns recorded in first year

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Director General of the Federal Tax Authority (FTA), asserted that in the first year of implementing Value Added Tax (VAT) in the UAE, the Authority registered many successes from deploying easy-to-use, hi-tech electronic systems to ensuring high compliance rates among businesses across the country. The VAT system has been praised by experts ...

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• 5 January

  AED460mn Fujairah Business Centre project 20.5% complete

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Investments announced that work on the AED 460 million Fujairah Business Centre project, developed by its joint venture entity Al Taif Investment, is 20.5% complete and on track to finish in June 2020, well ahead of its scheduled completion date of Q4 2020. The joint venture between Al Taif Investment and Fujairah Investment Establishment will ...

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• 5 January

  120 models to enhance wellbeing in workplaces

  Dubai / WAM The National Programme for Happiness and Wellbeing has launched 120 practical models to enhance wellbeing in the workplace at both public and private sector entities. The initiative supports government and private entities’ efforts to promote wellbeing concepts and practices in the workplace, and facilitates the implementation of the National Agenda for Wellbeing. The models aim to develop ...

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• 5 January

  ADU to name its newest building ‘Umm Al Emarat’

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Under the directive of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and President of Abu Dhabi University’s Board of Regents, Abu Dhabi University (ADU) is set to name the newest building on its Abu Dhabi Campus ‘Umm Al Emarat’, Mother of the Nation, in honour of HH Sheikha Fatima bint ...

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• 5 January

  New initiative to help boost repeat visitors to Dubai

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) or Dubai Tourism is rolling out a set of initiatives to deliver end-to-end ‘Only in Dubai’ experiences to ensure tourists enjoy an unforgettable stay in the emirate and encourage repeat visitation as part of efforts to further strengthen and sustain the city’s world-class propositions. One of the key ...

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• 5 January

  Trump warns to declare national emergency to build border wall

  

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he could declare a national emergency to circumvent Congress and build a wall along the US border with Mexico, shortly after threatening Democrats that he’s prepared to keep part of the government shut down for a year or longer if his demands aren’t met. “Absolutely we can call a national emergency because of the security ...

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• 5 January

  ‘FBI arrests a Russian on Pacific island’

  Bloomberg Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the FBI arrested a Russian citizen in the Northern Mariana Islands, a Pacific territory overseen by the US, then took him to Florida. US court documents show the individual indicted on charges related to the export of defense items. Russia’s Embassy in Washington learned of the detention of Dmitry Makarenko from his relatives, the ministry ...

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• 5 January

  China must embrace democratic reform for Taiwan progress, says president Tsai

  

  Bloomberg China must usher in major democratic reforms if it hopes to overcome decades of mutual animosity with Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said in Taipei on Saturday. Tsai called on Beijing to become more democratic and renounce the use of military force if it wants to have any chance of winning over the hearts and minds of the Taiwanese public. ...

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• 5 January

  Irish PM, Merkel ready to aid May over Brexit

  Bloomberg Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said he shares with German chancellor Angela Merkel a “strong desire” to help their British counterpart Theresa May break an impasse over Brexit. British politicians return to Parliament on Monday to grapple with navigating the UK’s path out of the European Union. Critics of May’s plan fear the UK could be trapped indefinitely in ...

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