VAT in GCC: Gulf states agree on key issues, says UAE official
Gulf states have agreed on key issues for implementing value-added tax in the region, an official from the United Arab Emirates finance ministry said on Monday, moving the six nations closer to...
View ArticleRAK chills UAE winter-seekers; Dubai beaches in no-swim mode
Latest: With the temperatures on the Jess mountain in Ras Al Khaimah at 9.6 degrees Celsius, and dropping, the UAE could see some of the lowest temperatures recorded in recent history. Ras Al Khaimah...
View ArticleDubai traffic cameras now track seat-belt, mobile phone offenders
Motorists who do not use their seat belt or speak on their mobile phone while driving can no longer get away with it following the installation of new advanced police cameras in Dubai, the emirate’s...
View ArticleMiss Universe: Top 10 favourites are...
Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vega, the Colombian beauty queen, will soon pass her crown to during the 64th edition of Miss Universe. 81 contestants have finally arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada, and all are...
View ArticleMohammed meets Mohamed bin Zayed in Dubai
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai on Tuesday met with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of...
View ArticleLatest gold, forex rates in UAE: Gold set for third yearly fall
Gold struggled to recover from overnight losses on Tuesday on expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike next week and a robust dollar. Bullion has lost about 9.5 per cent for the year, its third...
View ArticleRevealed: Top 10 most popular cosmetic surgeries in UAE
Cosmetic surgery has seen a surge in growth this year across the UAE, with enquiries for elective cosmetic procedures increasing by 106 per cent, according to private healthcare search engine...
View Article'Shabab Al Manara' terrorist group: 41 on trial in UAE Supreme Court
The State Security Division of the Federal Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing of the case of the terrorist group Shabab Al Manara to 20th and 27th December 2015 and 3rd January 2016, to allow...
View Article3 Boeing planes left unclaimed at airport
Still puzzled by the mystery of missing flight MH370, Malaysian airport authorities now have the opposite problem: three Boeing 747 planes left unclaimed at the country's main airport. The operators of...
View ArticleMiss Universe: Beauties turn the charm on
Tonie Maria Chisholm, Miss Cayman Islands 2015, Maja Cukic, Miss Montenegro 2015, Paulina Brodd, Miss Sweden 2015, Cecilie Feline Wellemberg, Miss Denmark 2015, Rosa-Maria Ryyti, Miss Finland 2015,...
View ArticleUAE weather: Rain, 55kmph winds; Dubai @ 13 deg C this morning
Latest: The National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) has forecast rain accompanied by active winds of up to 55 kilometres per hour along the coasts. The centre continues to hold the sea in...
View ArticleTax-cuts to make Canada attractive immigration destination
When you are weighing your options as to where you would like to migrate taking in consideration tax incentives, Canada is probably not the first country to look at. A popular immigration destination...
View ArticleGyrocopter crashes off Dubai for unknown reasons
A gyrocopter crashed into the sea in Dubai today afternoon for unknown reasons during the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015, organisers of the multi-descipline event announced. "For unknown reasons the...
View ArticleShah Rukh Khan, Kajol in Dubai: Where to see, how to meet…
The wait is finally over as Bollywood’s golden couple are mere days away from jetting into Dubai to meet and greet fans as they embark on a blitzkrieg of promotions for their upcoming romantic drama,...
View ArticleUAE accountants' monthly pay? Dh60K, double their global peers'
Qualified chartered accountants in the UAE earn an average monthly salary of Dh61,804, which is almost double the average monthly salary of their global counterparts at Dh31,078. This data has been...
View ArticleHollywood Gossip: Justin Bieber's Instagram girl responds
Justin Bieber is hunting for this girl, can you help? The singing sensation Justin Bieber has a social media crush on a mysterious girl. The ‘Baby’ hit-maker wants to know her identity and has sounded...
View ArticleMiss Universe: When the beauties get funky
Miss Bulgaria 2015 Radostina Todorova, Miss Italy 2015 Giada Pezzaioli, and Miss Venezuela 2015 Mariana Jimenez pose with Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vega at a Chinese Laundry sponsored event at...
View ArticleDawood Ibrahim's car and restaurant auctioned
An Indian government auctioneer will sell on Wednesday farmland, a restaurant and even a car which officials say once belonged to the country's most wanted man, fugitive Mumbai mafia boss Dawood...
View ArticleThese Dubai buses will stop wherever you want them to stop
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has introduced a shuttle microbus called Al Freej, serving residents of remote areas or areas with a high demand. The bus route is dubbed J01 and starts in...
View ArticleVAT, corporate and personal income tax in UAE: What, how much and when…
After the recent fuel price deregulation reforms, Younis Haji Al Khouri, undersecretary at the UAE Ministry of Finance, revealed earlier this week that the GCC states have agreed on key issues for...
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