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Major General Mohammed Al Marri, Director-General of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA-Dubai), revealed that a total of 2,849,554 Chinese passengers passed through Dubai ports in 2018 and during the first half of 2019.  He added that the UAE is a preferred destination for the Chinese tourist, as …

“The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal ” adjourned the case of an Arab man for 16 September, who rented a house and got the money that he found in one corner of the house without informing the house owner. The defendant denied this charge.

The UAE has maintained its good standing in this year’s edition of the Global Innovation Index, GII, ranking among the top 3 innovation economies in the Northern Africa and Western Asia region and jumping two spots to 36th globally. The country ranked 24th and 58th on the innovation input and …

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the Federal Tax Authority, FTA, on Wednesday, chaired the 9th meeting of the Board of Directors of the FTA at the headquarters of the Ministry of Finance in Dubai. The board looked …

Sharjah: Sharjah Police have referred a 31-year-old Asian driver to public prosecution for committing 106 violations resulting in fines amounting to Dh1,138,000. Lt Col Mohammad Abdul Rahman Bin Qasmul, director of Wasit Comprehensive Police Station, said a traffic inspection team caught the Asian driver who had committed 106 violations in …

Department of Transport launches an electronic toll collection system in Abu Dhabi. The toll will be AED 4 for peak hours on Saturday to Thursday (7 am to 9 am, and 5 pm to 7 pm) and AED 2 for non-peak hours. On Fridays and public holidays, the toll will …

The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal looked into the case of an Asian man who is charged with misleading justice and unintentionally causing the destroying two vehicles belonging to two companies, one real estate and the other environmental, and driving a vehicle without a driver’s license. The case details indicate …

Two preliminary agreements between global trade enabler DP World and Indonesia’s leading conglomerate Maspion Group were signed today to create a US$1.2 billion container port and industrial logistics park in East Java. The exchange of agreements were witnessed by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of …

The warm, strong friendship bonds between the UAE and Indonesia were on full display on Wednesday, when Indonesian President Joko Widodo personally greeted His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on the tarmac at the …

Dubai Customs has foiled an attempt to smuggle 800 thousand Cptagon pills into the country which was hidden inside fuel tank of a boat in  Jebel Ali port in a special seizure called ‘International Day Against Drugs Operation’. It all started when Customs Intelligence officers became suspicious of an inbound shipment …