While new tax is unwelcome for end-users, there is no escaping the levy of value added tax, come January 1, 2018. Even as skeletal details have emerged about the VAT framework and sectors that will be exempted and zero-rated, consumers and end-users must …
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Dubai real estate deals top $21 billion in first quarter
Dubai Land Department recorded 20,000 real estate transactions worth $21bn (AED77bn) during the first quarter of 2017. The Dubai Land Department revealed the results of real estate transactions during the first quarter of 2017. Sultan Butti bin Mejren …
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Dubai police say they arrested hackers who targeted Obama White House staff
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai police arrested foreign hackers in 2015 who targeted five senior Obama White House officials in a blackmail email scam and plan to turn them over to U.S. authorities after they complete their prison sentences, state …
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Dubai charity to help 35,000 school kids in Laos
Dubai: A Dubai-based charity is launching a Dh20 million programme to help 35,000 school children in Laos. The programme by Dubai Cares is called ‘Laos Educational Access Research and Networking,’ is in partnership with Plan International Canada, Save …
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UAE named best country for first time property buyers
If you’re thinking of relocating outside of the UAE, you might want to read this and re-think. Movehub, an award-winning relocating website, has released its list of the best and worst countries to migrate to and, the UAE has been named the best country …
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International Property Show kicks off
The 13th edition of International Property Show kicked off on Sunday in Dubai World Trade Centre. The show is being organised in conjunction with the Annual Investment Meeting. Companies from varied countries are participating at the show, including UAE …
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Dubai police say they arrest hackers who targeted Obama White House staff
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai police arrested foreign hackers in 2015 who targeted five senior Obama White House officials in a blackmail email scam and plan to turn them over to U.S. authorities after they complete their prison sentences, state …
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Trading up: Calgary millwright represents Canada at 2017 WorldSkills competition
Today, the 22-year-old Calgarian is getting ready to represent Canada at the 2017 WorldSkills competition in Abu Dhabi this fall … four years later.” MORE ALBERTA NEWS | Don’t take off those winter tires just yet, warns AMA MORE ALBERTA NEWS …
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Dubai highrise complex burns in fire near world’s tallest building
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—An inferno burned early Sunday in a highrise tower complex being built alongside Dubai’s largest mall, its thick black smoke shrouding the world’s tallest building nearby in this desert metropolis where skyscraper blazes …
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Dubai Municipality showcases achievements at DIGAE exhibition
Dubai: The civic body is participating in the Dubai International Government Achievements Exhibition (DIGAE) 2017, which is held from April 2-4 by the Government of Dubai under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice …
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UAE leaders flay St Petersburg metro bombing
Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a cable of condolences to Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, on the death of people in the St Petersburg metro bombing. In the cable, Shaikh Khalifa expressed his heartfelt …
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UAE Women's team geared up for first ever AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifying campaign
Emirati women are all set to compete in their first Asian Cup qualifying campaign… Fans of women’s football in the United Arab Emirates are excitedly awaiting the beginning of their first-ever qualifying campaign for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup …
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UAE students reconnect with nature
… their interest in gardening has more far reaching effects than we can imagine,” the UAE-based paper was quoted by UAE News Agency (WAM). “There’s enough evidence available from recent research, that spending time around farms, parks and green spaces …
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Dubai police say they arrest hackers after White House staff
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai police have arrested foreign hackers who targeted five senior White House officials in a blackmail email scam, state-owned media reported on Monday. The Arabic-language Al Bayan newspaper and the television channel …
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Abu Dhabi Media relaunches Radio 1 and Radio 2
Abu Dhabi Media has announced the official relaunch of the Radio 1 and Radio 2 stations, after they were pulled off air last year. The two stations were previously operated by Gulf News Broadcasting, which lost the frequency licenses to manage them last year.
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Dubai Police arrest White House email hackers
In a crime-busting breakthrough, the Dubai Police have arrested members of an African gang who hacked the emails of some White House staff members in the US. According to Dr Major Saud Al Khaledi, chief of information and development at the Cyber Crimes …
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Dubai real estate market on course to stabilise during 2017
A slowing rate of decline across all sectors of the Dubai real estate market suggests increasing stability and the expectation of the market ‘bottoming out’ before the end of 2017, according to leading international real estate consultancy, Cluttons.
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