NEWS & INSIGHTS

Remember when H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and Vice President of the UAE, used his private cargo jet to send Dhs1.3 million of emergency supplies to Haiti, following a devastating cyclone? Well, now the royal has freed up […]

Although the roll-out of the new tax policy is already months away, many questions still hang in the air. In 2018, consumers in UAE are expected to pay a 5 per cent value-added tax when purchasing most goods and services. […]

A school in Dubai has launched a mindfulness and well-being room – a first for the region – providing a relaxing environment in which students can “escape”. Greenfield Community School opened the room to help the students mentally and emotionally […]

Abu Dhabi International Airport will be one of the largest state-of-the-art airports in the world, with a capacity to accommodate 30 million passengers per year by 2019, said Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive […]

Ministry of Finance, tax advisory firms now looking for staff to work for VAT teams. Dubai: Job vacancies have just been opened for professionals in the UAE who are looking to work for companies or in the government in relation […]

Oman Insurance completes integration of healthcare access into national card; Daman expected to follow suit. Thousands of UAE residents are now able to use their Emirates ID not just to go through immigration gates at the airport, but to access […]

‘Year of Giving’ strategy constitutes roadmap towards humanitarian, charitable work in UAE. Abu Dhabi: A national strategy for the “Year of Giving” featuring over 1000 initiatives was approved on Sunday by the Cabinet to strengthen the UAE’s position as a […]

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, approved the Cabinet Decision No. 24 for 2017 on granting citizens of Russia an entry visa at all UAE entry points. […]

Business in the UAE will be able to register online for value-added tax (VAT) from October, according to the UAE Ministry of Finance. On Sunday, Younis Al Khouri, under-secretary, Ministry of Finance, said the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council is aiming […]

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has issued the Executive Council Resolution No. 02 of 2017 on private schooling in Dubai. The new Resolution establishes the legal […]

Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid tours exhibition that houses 13 government innovations from 12 countries. Dubai: The World Government Summit has successfully been transformed into a global platform for innovation that embraces talents and inspires governments to harness science and technology […]

Initiative is the first of its kind in the region; aims to promote ethics, values of tolerance, respect, national loyalty. Abu Dhabi has launched the pilot phase of moral education into the school curriculum, after introducing the new subject in […]