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Banks holiday on the occasion of Commemoration Day and National Day will be from Sunday December 1 to Tuesday December 3.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will commence a fourth daily flight from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, from 8th December. The additional service will be operated by an Airbus A320 configured with eight seats in Business and 150 seats in Economy, said a …

Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures exchange in the Middle East, today announced a 21% increase year-on-year in exchange trading activities, along with 172% increase in forward curve trading, following Saudi Aramco’s adoption of DME Oman in its official selling price in October 2018. In 2019, DME …

Under the patronage of H.E. Eng. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Minister of Economy – ESMA Chairman of Board of Directors. The two days’ conference organised by the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA), will be held on 26 – 27 November 2019 at the Grand Hyatt, Dubai, The …

Dubai Public prosecution referred two Asian men to the Criminal Court after being charged of robbery on the public road, carrying a white weapon and threatening to kill after they stole a mobile phone from another Asian person by deceiving him. In detail, the operations room has received a report …

The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) in Abu Dhabi announced that GCC-registered vehicles can now pay for parking fees using SMS by a UAE mobile phone number (Etisalat or Du). The service is offered to facilitate Mawaqif services offered to the residents and visitors of Abu Dhabi.   Noting that “Mawaqif” …

A Yemeni man stabbed three performers during a live play in the Saudi capital Monday, police said, in the first such attack since the ultra-conservative kingdom began easing decades-old restrictions on entertainment.The assailant was arrested after state television footage showed him stomping onto the stage in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Park …

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday issued Federal Decree No. 122 of 2019 regarding the formation of members of the Federal National Council, FNC, for the seventeenth legislative Chapter. The Decree stipulated that the 17th legislative chapter of the Federal National Council will be made …

A new drive thru fuel station service was launched in UAE on Monday by Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC Distribution. ADNOC Distribution launched a new drive thru fuel service called ‘On The Go’, which will allow motorists to purchase fuel products from the comfort of their car. The new service is complementary, …

The Spanish Super Cup tournament will be played in Saudi Arabia in January 2020, a source from the national soccer association (RFEF) told Reuters on Monday (Nov 11), confirming long-mooted plans that have already attracted criticism in and outside Spain. Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Valencia will contest the …